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Help with Temptation // I Corinthians 10:12-14

Thursday, June 30, 2011
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Walk in Obedience // Deuteronomy 5:32-33

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33

Learning from Our Ancestors // 1 Corinthians 10:7-11

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”… These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. 1 Corinthians 10:7, 11

Examples from Israel’s History // 1 Corinthians 10:1-6

Monday, June 27, 2011
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 1 Corinthians 10:5-6

God Allows Us to See Victory // Genesis 13:14-17

Saturday, June 25, 2011
The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. Genesis 13:14-15

Vision Leads to Victory // Habakkuk 2:2

Friday, June 24, 2011
Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:2

Victory through Faith // I John 5:3-5

Thursday, June 23, 2011
This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:4-5

Victory Over Death in Jesus Christ // I Corinthians 15:56-57

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:56-57

Assurance of God’s Victory // Psalm 60:11-12

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. Psalm 60:11

God is the One Who Brings Us Victory // Deuteronomy 20:1-4

Monday, June 20, 2011
“For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Deuteronomy 20:4

God Uses Others to Protect Us // Joshua 2:1-4

Saturday, June 18, 2011
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there… But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. Joshua 2:1, 4

God Himself Protects Us // Joshua 24:17

Friday, June 17, 2011
It was the LORD our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. Joshua 24:17

Jesus Prayed for Our Protection // John 17:11

Thursday, June 16, 2011
I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. John 17:11

God Responds to Our Love // Psalm 91:14-15

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. Psalm 91:14-15

Pray for Protection // Psalm 40:10-12

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. Psalm 40:11

God Protects the Poor // Psalm 12:5

Monday, June 13, 2011
“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.” Psalm 12:5

Every Promise Fulfilled // Joshua 23:14

Sunday, June 12, 2011
Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. Joshua 23:14

The Greatest Commandment // Mark 12:28-34

Saturday, June 11, 2011
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29-31

A Living Sacrifice // Romans 12:1-2

Friday, June 10, 2011
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Present Yourself to God // 2 Timothy 2:14-15

Thursday, June 9, 2011
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Believe in Jesus // John 6:27-29

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:28-29

What the Lord Requires // Micah 6:6-8

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.  And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

What God Requires // 1 Kings 2:1-4

Monday, June 6, 2011
“So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.” I Kings 2:2-3

God Promises Deliverance // Exodus 6:6-8

Sunday, June 5, 2011
Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.’ Exodus 6:6

Our Response to the Promise // 2 Corinthians 7:1

Saturday, June 4, 2011
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Yes and Amen! // 2 Corinthians 1:19-20

Friday, June 3, 2011
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:19-20

Why Christ Came//Romans 15:7-9

Thursday, June 2, 2011
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of your name.” Romans 15:8-9