Andy's Inspiration Box

Proverbs 2:1-11 New Living Translation (NLT) The Benefits of Wisdom 2  My child,  listen to what I say,      and treasure my commands. 2  Tune your ears to wisdom,      and concentrate on understanding. 3  Cry out for insight,      and ask for understanding. 4  Search for them as you would for silver;      seek them like hidden treasures. 5  Then you will understand what it means to fear the  Lord ,      and you will gain knowledge of God. 6  For the  Lord  grants wisdom!      From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7  He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.      He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. 8  He guards the paths of the just      and protects those who are faithful to him. 9  Then you will understand...

And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut  the door  upon him, and went out . - 2 Kings 4 :21 (New King James Version) Psalm 37:5 ( New King James Version)   Commit your way to the   Lord ,  Trust also in Him,  And He shall bring   it   to pass.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 The Message (MSG)   7-8 "But blessed is the man who trusts me, God,    the woman who sticks with God. They're like trees replanted in Eden,    putting down roots near the rivers— Never a worry through the hottest of summers,    never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts,    bearing fresh fruit every season. "This is our resolution, our answer to the call We will love our wives and children And refuse to let them fall" - Casting Crowns(Courageous)

"He is faithful that promised." - Hebrews 10:23 "Oftentimes it is difficult to see how certain promises of God are to be realised. We have nothing to do with that whatever! God keeps our hands off His promises quite as surely as He keeps our hands off His stars... He asks that their fulfilment be left to Him; and afterwards He will challenge our own life as the witness and answer, and confirmation of all that is gracious and all that is sure in the outworking of His words of promise."  - Dr. Joseph Parker (Springs In The Valley, 1939). *Photograph copyright R. Harriott 2012

1 Thessalonians 5:8 New Century Version (NCV) 8  But we belong to the day, so we should control ourselves. We should wear faith and love to protect us, and the hope of salvation should be our helmet.

1 Peter 5:6-12 The Message (MSG)   6-7 So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs.  God's strong hand is on you ; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. He Gets the Last Word...   8-11 Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You're not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It's the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won't last forever.  It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good.  He gets the last word; yes, he does.   12 I'm sending this brief letter to you by Silas, a most dependable brother. I have the highest regard for him.    I've written as urgently and accurately as I ...

Luke 22:41-43 New Living Translation (NLT) 41  He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,   42  “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”   43  Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. Psalm 62:7 New Living Translation (NLT) 7  My victory and honor come from God alone.      He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

Psalm 86          Listen to me, Lord, and answer me,       for I am helpless and weak.   2  Save me from death, because I am loyal to you;       save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you.   3  You are my God, so be merciful to me;       I pray to you all day long.   4  Make your servant glad, O Lord,       because my prayers go up to you.   5  You are good to us and forgiving,       full of constant love for all who pray to you.   6  Listen, Lord, to my prayer;       hear my cries for help.   7  I call to you in times of trouble,       because you answer my prayers.   8  There is no god like you, O Lord,       not one has done what y...

Revelation 3:8 New King James Version (NKJV) 8  “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it;  for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. "When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only one of two things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly! "  - unknown.

1 Corinthians 7:29-35 New Century Version (NCV)   29  Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: We do not have much time left. So starting now, those who have wives should live as if they had no wives. 30  Those who are crying should live as if they were not crying. Those who are happy should live as if they were not happy. Those who buy things should live as if they own nothing. 31  Those who use the things of the world should live as if they were not using them, because this world in its present form will soon be gone.   32  I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord's work, trying to please the Lord. 33  But a man who is married is busy with things of the world, trying to please his wife. 34  He must think about two things—pleasing his wife and pleasing the Lord. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never married is busy with the Lord's work. She wants to be holy in body and spiri...

John 15:1-8 New King James Version (NKJV) The True Vine 15  “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.   2  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; [ a ]  and every  branch  that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.   3  You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5  “I am the vine, you  are  the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.   6  If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw  them  into the fire, and they are burned.   7  If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will [ b ]  ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. ...

Numbers 6:24-26 New King James Version (NKJV) 24  “The  Lord  bless you and keep you; 25  The  Lord  make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26  The  Lord  lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”’

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 8  We are  hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed;  we are  perplexed, but not in despair;  9  persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—  10  always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

John 14:27 New Century Version (NCV) 27  "I leave you peace; my peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world does. So don't let your hearts be troubled or afraid.

Isaiah 26:1-12 New Century Version (NCV) A Song of Praise to God   1  At that time people will sing this song in Judah:     We have a strong city.        God protects us with its strong walls and defenses.   2  Open the gates,        and the good people will enter,        those who follow God.   3  You,  Lord , give true peace        to those who depend on you,        because they trust you.   4  So, trust the  Lord  always,        because he is our Rock forever.   5  He will destroy the proud city,        and he will punish the people living there.     He will bring that high city down to the ground        and throw it down into the dust. ...

"It's just enough to be strong" - Jars of Clay

Psalm 143 New King James Version (NKJV) An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance A Psalm of David. 143  Hear my prayer, O  Lord , Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And  in Your righteousness. 2  Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. 3  For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. 4  Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. 5  I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. 6  I spread out my hands to You; My soul  longs  for You like a thirsty land.  Selah 7  Answer me speedily, O  Lord ; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. 8  Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in...

1 John 1:5-10 New King James Version (NKJV) Fellowship with Him and One Another 5  This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.  6  If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.  7  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us  our  sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  10  If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

"We need not be afraid to let the seasons change." - Ann-Maree Keefe (Powerlines) Psalm 104:19-30 New Century Version (NCV) 19   You made the moon to mark the seasons,          and the sun always knows when to set.     20   You make it dark, and it becomes night.          Then all the wild animals creep around.   21   The lions roar as they attack.          They look to God for food.   22   When the sun rises, they leave          and go back to their dens to lie down.   23   Then people go to work          and work until evening.     24   Lord, you have made many things;          with your wisdom you made them all.          The earth is full of your riches. ...

Isaiah 26:3 New King James Version (NKJV) You will keep  him  in perfect peace, Whose  mind  is  stayed  on You, Because he trusts in You.

Matthew 24:36 New King James Version (NKJV) No One Knows the Day or Hour 36  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, [ a ]   but My Father only. 2 Peter 3:10 New King James Version (NKJV) The Day of the Lord 10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

"There's a peace I've come to know   Though my heart and flesh may fail There's an anchor for my soul I can say "It is well" Jesus has overcome"  - Chris Tomlin

Luke 24:13-31 New King James Version (NKJV) The Road to Emmaus 13  Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles [ a ]  from Jerusalem.  14  And they talked together of all these things which had happened.  15  So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them.   16  But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. 17  And He said to them,  “What kind of conversation  is  this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” [ b ] 18  Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?” 19  And He said to them,  “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the ...