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“DO you not know that Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within You, whom you have within you, who you have from God. You are not your own; For you were bought at a price, so glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“For God’s home is holy and clean and you are that home.” I Corinthians 3:18

Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Philippians 4:8

"So then, faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” 1 Peter 3:3-4

“When I said, My foot is slipping, Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my (anxious) thoughts within me. Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!" Psalm 94:17-19

"For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

"Oh taste and see that the Lord (our God) is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him." Psalm 34:8

“I seek my happiness in the Lord, and He gives me my heart’s desire. I give myself to the Lord, trust in Him and He helps me; He makes my righteousness shine like the noonday sun.” Psalm 37:4-5

“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14

”But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3

"Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Be not afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.” Exodus 34:29

“Martha, Martha, the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed-or indeed only one, Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her”. Luke 10:40-42

"Charm is deceptive & beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Psalm 31:30

“Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.” Ezekiel 28:17

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths or righteousness for His name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23: 1-6

“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

"I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He has delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame." Psalm 34:4-5

"Cast not away therefore your boldness, which has great recompense of reward. For you have need of patience, that having done the will of God, you will receive the promise." Hebrews 10:35-36

“Indeed, the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Luke 12:7

"Then Jesus said to His disciples. “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food…” Luke 12:22

"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." I Corinthians 15:58

"Clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:1-2

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10 NIV

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance?” 2 Thessalonians 3:5 NIV

“Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 NIV

“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 NIV

“But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 1:20-21 ASV

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Romans 14: 1-3

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all. Ephesians 4:6

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:15

I John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome.”

When your old nature was still active, sinful desires were at work within you, making you want to do whatever God said not to, and producing sinful deeds, the rotting fruit of death. Romans 7:5

I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8

“Here is what I have found out: the best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for during the short life that God has given us; this is our fate. Ecclesiastes 5:18

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? James 2:14

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know after the testing of your faith develops perseverance. James 1:2, 3

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. I John 1:5

When the Father sends the Advocate as My representative- that is the Holy Spirit- He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. John 14:26

I John 5: 4 & 5 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

I John 2:15-16 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory (inordinate pride in one’s self, vanity) of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.

Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to Him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you. Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants- what is good, pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2

Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert. They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved. They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.” Psalm 78:17-19

“As for God, His way is perfect; The Lord’s word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him. Psalm 18:30 NIV

“Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.’ Matthew 25:34

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against You. Psalms 119:11 ASV

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. Genesis 1:29-30

Pray for one another that you may be healed and restored. The earnest prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available. James 5:16

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31

“As for God, His way is perfect; The Lord’s word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him. Psalm 18:30 NIV

You will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you… Do not be afraid or discouraged. II Chronicles 20:17 NLT

“To those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. I Corinthians 1:24-25 NIV

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Galatians 6:7-8 NIV

Why are you cast down O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope you in God. For I will praise Him who is the help of my countenance and my God. Psalm 42:11

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:2 NIV

This is what he Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the vast army. For the battle is not yours but the Lords. II Chronicles 20:15

I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands. Psalm 119:10

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. I Corinthians 13:6-7

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

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

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. Psalm 145:18-19

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33

I love the Lord and He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 59:16

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1

Forget about what has happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Isaiah 43:18-19 MSG

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4

I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be My people and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. Jeremiah 24:7

“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to Eve. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good from evil.”…”The woman said, ‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’” Genesis 3:4 & 13

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10.

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:24

But those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Romans 8:5

Who is a wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom? James 3:13

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advanced for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelation 3:20

“You my brothers and sisters were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh, rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Galatians 5:13

Teach me to do your will for You are my God, may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Psalm 143:10

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Romans 8:10

Know you not that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? I Corinthians 3:16

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double- minded man, unstable in all he does. James 1:5-8

When tempted no one should say God is tempting me. For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone, but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. James 1:13-15.

Who (What) shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or nakedness or danger or sword?...No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8: 35 & 37

So then, faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17

Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:21

“I do not seek what I am to eat and what I am to drink; nor is my mind anxious. I only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be added unto me.” Luke 12:29, 31

You are my hiding place from every storm of life; you even keep me from getting into trouble! You surround me with songs of victory. Psalm 32:7

He sent his word, and healed them and delivered them from their destruction… Psalm 107:20

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nation, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10

Don’t criticize and you won’t be criticized. And why worry about the speck in the eye of a brother when you have a board in your own eye. Matthew 7:1-2

If your eye is pure, there will be sunshine in your soul. Matthew 6:22.

No one lights a lamp and hides it! Instead he puts it on a lampstand to give light to all who enter the room. Your eyes light up your inward being. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul. Luke 11:34

You see, this is what may happen: Someone who thinks it is wrong to eat this food will see you eating at a temple restaurant, for you know there is no harm in it. Then he will become bold enough to do it too, although all the time he still feels it is wrong. So, because you “know it is all right to do it” you will be responsible for causing great spiritual damage to a brother with a tender conscience for whom Christ died. And it is a sin against Christ to sin against your brother by encouraging him to do something he thinks is wrong. So, if eating xx is going to make my brother sin, I’ll not eat any of it as long as I live, because I don’t want to do this to him. Corinthians 8:10-13

Now to him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask of him. Ephesians 3:20

But one is tempted by one’s own desire being lured and enticed by it; then when that desire is conceived, it gives birth to sin and that sin when it is fully grown gives birth to death. James 1:14

Then you put off the concerning the former conduct the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts. But be renewed in the spirit of your mind that you put on the new man that was created by God in true righteousness and Holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3

But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord. 2 Corinthians 10:17

Keep your heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. Put away from yourself a wayward mouth, and perverse lips put far from you. Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you. Make level the path of your feet. And let all your ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. Proverbs 4:23-27

“Long ago, even before He made the world, God chose us to be His very own, through what Christ would do for us; He decided then to make us holy in His eyes without a single fault, we who stand before Him covered in His love. His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into His own family….”Ephesians 1:4-5

“Thy kingdom come, Thy Will be done…” Matthew 6:10

My grace is sufficient for you. My strength is made perfect in your weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8

“For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: ‘I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.’” Romans 9:17

“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way… Please test your servants for 10 days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food…. At the end of the 10 days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. Daniel 8, 12, 13, 15

“He that dwells in the secret place of the most High will abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: in Him will I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2

Esther: “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that he/she be put to death…” Mordecai: “…And who knows but that you have come to this royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4: 11 and 14

“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water …Jesus answered, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whosoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:10, 13.

“Therefore, whether You eat or drink, or whatever You do, do it all to the glory of God. I Corinthians 10:31

"Pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18