Choose Life. Words Worth keeping in mind

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1 Choose Life Words Worth keeping in mind Dr. Mary Mwangi 2015

2 Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

3 Personal reminders John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Isaiah 41: 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Acts 17: 28 For in him we live and move and have our being.

4 Personal reminders Philippians 4:8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Psalm 46:10 He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

5 Genesis 22:18 "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NKJV) Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

6 Key verse Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

7 Key verse Job 33:14-18 (KJV) For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

8 Key verse Psalm 19:14 (KJV) Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

9 Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

10 Psalm 37:3-5 Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 42: 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

11 Key verse Psalm 51:10-12 (KJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

12 Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. Psalm 119:9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

13 Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

14 Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

15 Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 53:4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

16 Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me," declares the LORD. Isaiah 55:8-9 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts. Jeremiah 29:11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

17 Jeremiah 32:27"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?" Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him. Matthew 4:19 And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

18 Lords Prayer Matthew 6:9-13 (NKJV) 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

19 Matthew 6:19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 6:33-34 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 21:21-22 "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

20 Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' Matthew 25:40 "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

21 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;

22 John 13:34-35 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 14:2 My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

23 Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

24 Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

25 Romans 8:37 We are more than conquerors through him who loved us Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe Romans 10:17 Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message Romans 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world

26 1 Corinthians 3:16 You yourselves are God's temple and God's Spirit lives in you 1 Corinthians 6:19 your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man 1 Corinthians 10:31 Do it all to the glory of God

27 1 Corinthians 13:13 But the greatest of these is love 2 Corinthians 4:18 We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen 2 Corinthians 5:17 if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us

28 2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness Galatians 5: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, selfcontrol. Against such there is no law. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith;

29 Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

30 Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful,

31 Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, Hebrews 12:2 Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. James 1:22 But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only,

32 James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just

33 1 John 3:18 Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, Revelation 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.

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