Andy's Inspiration Box

1 Chronicles 29:11 English Standard Version (ESV) 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

Rest in Him Trust in Him Surrender to Him Believe in Him... “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:14,16 NKJV

"Christ is the Good Physician. There is no disease He cannot heal; no sin He cannot remove; no trouble He cannot help. He is the Balm of Gilead, the Great Physician who has never yet failed to heal all the spiritual maladies of every soul that has come unto Him in faith and prayer." - James H. Aughey

Joel 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.

John 21:15-17 New King James Version (NKJV) Jesus Restores Peter 15  So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, [ a ] do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16  He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, [ b ] do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17  He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, [ c ] do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. "This is no recipe for despair or hopelessness. It is rather an opportunity to throw ourselves again and again on the grace and power of God, to receive more readily the help of the Spirit of God. Just as Peter did shortly after at Pentecost. ...

I am His.

Psalm 139:9-10 New International Version (NIV) 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

Exodus 15:22-27 New International Version (NIV) The Waters of Marah and Elim 22  Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert  of Shur.  For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.   23  When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. [ a ] )   24  So the people grumbled  against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” 25  Then Moses cried out  to the  Lord , and the  Lord  showed him a piece of wood. He threw  it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the  Lord  issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.   26  He said, “If you listen carefully to the  Lord  your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep  all his decrees,  I will not bring on you any of the diseases ...

Exodus 14:13 New King James Version (NKJV) And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today.

"God wants to speak to us more than we want to listen. He is a God of love, and love longs to communicate." - Linda Schubert

"Let no day pass without a prayer to God for His breathing touch upon the spiritual dry bones of your community. " - Springs in the Valley, July 26

Jeremiah 17:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.

Bring to God your gift, my brother, He'll not need to call another, You will do; He will add his blessing to it, And the two of you will do it, God and you. - R.E. Neighbour

John 20:24-30 New King James Version (NKJV) Seeing and Believing 24  Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25  The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” 26  And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said,   “Peace to you!”   27  Then He said to Thomas,   “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand   here,   and put it   into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28  And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29  Jesus said to him,   “Thomas, [ a ]   because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed   are those who ha...

"God's promises are like the birds of heaven That fill the hours with music all day long, Too oft unheard and oftener unheeded Amid earth's voices of despair and wrong; Each one a thought of God, a joy, a comfort, If we but pause to listen to its song." - Annie Johnson Flint

Acts 9:40 Good News Translation (GNT) 40  Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up

John 14:13 New King James Version (NKJV) 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

It is His wings that heal our pains, And soothe the serpent's poisoned stings; Close to His bosom we must press To feel His healing wings. - Springs in the Valley (July 22)

Malachi 4:2 New King James Version (NKJV) But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out...

John 5:24 English Standard Version (ESV) 24  Truly, truly, I say to you,  whoever hears my word and  believes him who sent me has eternal life. He  does not come into judgement, but  has passed from death to life.

Mark 11:24 (NKJV) Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Luke 6:38 ESV Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

"You cannot think of a prayer so large that God in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches, but for wings!" - Phillips Brooks

Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees And looks to God alone, Laughs at impossibilities, And cries, "It shall be done." - Springs in the Valley (July 19)

Exodus 23:20 [ The Angel and the Promises ] “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

"There are no dates in His fine leisure." - Springs in the Valley (July 16)

Genesis 15 New International Version (NIV) The Lord’s Covenant With Abram 15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,[a] your very great reward.[b]” 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit[c] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.” 4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.” 6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. 7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.” 8 But Abram said, “Sov...

God’s time is never wrong, Never too fast nor too slow; The planets move to its steady pace As the centuries come and go. Stars rise and set by that time, The punctual comets come back With never a second’s variance, From the round of their viewless track. Men space their years by the sun, And reckon their months by the moon, Which never arrive too late And never depart too soon. Let us set our clocks by God’s, And order our lives by His ways, And nothing can come and nothing can go Too soon or too late in our day. - Annie Johnson Flint.

Psalm 31:23-24 AMP O love the Lord, all you His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully pays back him who deals haughtily. Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord!

"Whenever you run away, whenever you lose your faith, It's just another stroke of the pen on the page... a beautiful history ." - Plumb

"In the very depths of yourself, dig a grave. Let it be like some forgotten spot to which no path leads; and there, in the eternal silence, bury the wrongs you have suffered. Your heart will feel as if a weight had fallen from it, and a Divine peace come to abide with you." - Charles Wagner

"Our God never forgets what we bring to him. We have no need to prod his memory by going over and over our needs with him. Let him take care of our needs so we can take care of living freely and gladly for him." - David Reay

"This is a new day.... I've never been here before. This is a new day... Ahead is an open door. ... And Your love is leading me on." - Anne Marie Keefe

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 New International Version (NIV) 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

"My soul will rest in your embrace, for I am yours, and you are mine" - Oceans (Hillsong)

"God does not need a perfect vehicle to accomplish His tasks. He can overcome all our weaknesses provided we allow Him to. Always remember that, given our consent and obedience, God can turn ineffectiveness to effectiveness, paralysis to power, and inadequacy to sufficiency." - Selwyn Hughes

"Our journey in the Christian life may well begin with God seeking to overcome our defenses by asking us this simple question, 'What is it you can do?' Do what is in your heart and your hand to do! Write that letter, make that phone call, offer that apology, take up the thing you know should be done. Ask yourself now, 'What simple action do I need to take in obedience to God that will trigger a greater demonstration of His presence?' You do the possible; God will do the impossible. It's often as simple as that." - Selwyn Hughes

Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Jeremiah 32:17 NKJV

"The God we worship is self-sufficient, but He delights in sharing with His people from His great sufficiency. Never forget, He is the God  'who is able to do immeasurably more than we all we ask our imagine' (Eph. 3:20)" - Selwyn Hughes

1 Samuel 12:24 English Standard Version (ESV) 24  Only fear the   Lord   and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider   what great things he has done for you.

Amos 7:15 New King James Version (NKJV) 15 Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

Jeremiah 29:11

"I doubt not through the ages, One Eternal purpose runs." - Springs in the Valley (June 7)

"It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears." ~Helen Keller

"You smell delightfully fragrant," said the Gravel Walk to the bed of Camomile flowers under the window. "We have been trodden on," replied the Camomiles. "Does that cause it?" asked the Gravel Walk. "Treading on me produces no sweetness." "Our natures are different," answered the Camomiles. "Gravel walks become only the harder by being trodden upon; but the effect on our own selves is that, if pressed and bruised when the dew is upon us we give forth the sweet smell you now delight in." "Very delightful," replied the Gravel Walk. Trials become alike to the Christian and to the man of the world. The one grows bitter and hardened under the experience, while the other becomes mellow and Christlike. It is because their natures are different. - Springs in the Valley (July 8)

"Sir Winston Churchill once addressed a graduation ceremony at a prestigious university and said with great emphasis, 'Never give up, never give up, never give up, never, never, never give up!' That is God's message to you today. Don't give up." - Selwyn Hughes

Job 23:13-14 New King James Version (NKJV) 13 “But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. 14 For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.

Romans 8:18-25 New King James Version (NKJV) From Suffering to Glory 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it w...

"I will rise, I will rise As Christ was raised to life. Now in Him, Now in Him, I live" - Beneath the Waters (Hillsong)

"Jesus, I am resting, resting, In the joy of what Thou art"

"Come into port greatly, or sail with God on the seas!" - Emerson

Isaiah 33:15-24 New King James Version (NKJV) 15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: 16 He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure. The Land of the Majestic King 17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off. 18 Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” 19 You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand. 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its ...

Oh, this is life!, Oh, this is joy! My God, to find Thee so; Thy face to see, Thy voice to hear, And all Thy love to know. - Horatius Bonar

Jeremiah 17:8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

Laid on Thine altar, O my Lord, Divine, Accept this day my gift for Jesus' sake. I have no jewels to adorn Thy shrine, Nor any world-famed sacrifice to make. But here I bring within my trembling hand This will of mine: a thing that seemeth small; And only Thou dear Lord, canst understand That when I yield thee this, I yield thee all. It hath been wet with tears and dimmed with sighs, Clenched in my grasp, till beauty it hath none. Now from Thy footstool, where it vanquished lies, Thy prayer ascendeth: "Let Thy will be done." Take it, O Father, ere my courage fail, And blend it so with Thine own will, that e'en If in some desperate hour my cry prevail, And Thou giv'st back my gift, it may have been So changed, so purified, so fair have grown, So one with Thee, so filled with peace Divine, I may not know nor feel it as my own, But gaining back my will may find it Thine. All I have I am bringing to Thee!  - Springs in the Valley (July 3)

"But he cannot hide the face of God, And The Lord shall be your light, And your eyes and your thoughts can rise to the sky, Where His clouds and His winds and His birds go by..." - Annie Johnson Flint

Psalm 34:8-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 8  Oh, taste and see that the   Lord   is   good; Blessed   is   the man   who   trusts in Him! 9  Oh, fear the   Lord , you His saints! There is   no want to those who fear Him. 10  The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the   Lord   shall not lack any good   thing.

My Life is but a weaving between my Lord and me; I cannot choose the colors He worketh steadily. Oft times He weaveth sorrow And I, in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, And I the under side. Not til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly, Shall God unroll the canvas And explain the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the Weaver's skillful hand, As the threads of gold and silver In the pattern He has planned. He knows, He loves, He cares, Nothing this truth can dim. He gives His very best to those Who leave the choice with Him. - Corrie ten Boom

Psalms 110:3 NKJV Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.