The Word

Ponder: The price of our REDEMPTION by God reveals the value of our worth to God. Practice: In Him we have REDEMPTION through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (Ephesians 1:7- NKJV)

Ponder: God will never put to shame those who are UNASHAMED of Him. Practice: Continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and UNASHAMED. (1 John 2:28 – NIV)

Ponder: In God’s economy LAST always finishes first. Practice: Whoever wants to be first must be LAST of all and servant of all.  (Mark 9:35 – NRSV)

Ponder: JUSTIFIED is a work you cannot do, but cannot be done without you. Practice: A person is JUSTIFIED by faith apart from works of the law. (Romans 3:28 – NIV)

Ponder: God comes quickly to those who wait for Him QUIETLY. Practice: It is good to wait QUIETLY for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:26 – NIV)

Ponder: Circumstances cannot suppress the joy of those who REJOICE in the Lord. Practice: REJOICE in the Lord always; again I will say, REJOICE! (Philippians 4:4 – NASB)

Ponder: We can rise only because He has RISEN. Practice: Tell His disciples that He has RISEN from the dead. (Matthew 28:7 – NASB)

Ponder: The LIFE God intends for His own is a taste of heaven on earth. Practice: I came that they may have LIFE, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10 – NASB)

Ponder: The One who was CRUCIFIED for our sin calls us to be CRUCIFIED to our sin. Practice: I have been CRUCIFIED with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. (Galatians 2:20 – NIV)

Ponder: Only a FOOL can be fooled by a FOOL. Practice: Do not answer a FOOL according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. (Proverbs 26:4 – NIV)