Andy's Inspiration Box

Isaiah 43:18-19 New International Version (NIV) 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Proverbs 3:5-6 New International Version (NIV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. - Proverbs 4:23

Behold the star of Bethlehem The Word of God has become flesh Unto us a child is born The Saviour of this broken world Oh hear the angels voices Sing come let us adore Him Peace has come for our King is with us - Hillsong (Peace has Come)

Isaiah 46:9 New Living Translation (NLT) 9 Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.

Shine your light because of Him. 

Romans 3:23-24 New Living Translation (NLT) 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

"Let’s be those who stand up for Jesus with grace and truth. Let’s not be known as those who are perpetually angry, forever fighting, always suspicious. Let’s be known more for our love of truth than our hatred of error." - David Reay

"We are confronted constantly with the opportunity to do good things. What we need to discover is how to identify the best things amongst those good things." - David Reay

"What a powerful name it is, the name of Jesus. What a beautiful name it is, the name of Jesus" - Hillsong (What a Beautiful Name)

Jeremiah 6:16 New Living Translation (NLT) 16 This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls."

"Church is more about God than about us. Our relationship with him comes before our relationship with others. We certainly enjoy one another’s company, but if that is the main point, we may just as well have a picnic or go to a restaurant together." - David Reay

Revelation 22:8-9 The Message (MSG) 8-9 I, John, saw all these things with my own eyes, heard them with my ears. Immediately when I heard and saw, I fell on my face to worship at the feet of the Angel who laid it all out before me. He objected, “No you don’t! I’m a servant just like you and your companions, the prophets, and all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

"God's strength is fully revealed when our strength is fully depleted." - Liz Curtis Higgs #TheWomenofChristmas

Psalm 103:15-17 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone — as though we had never been here. 17 But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children

Galatians 2:20 New International Version (NIV) 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Someone desperately needs you today! Someone needs to be reminded they have value, and in God’s kingdom they have a profound purpose. | @GlynnisWhitwer

Isaiah 55:3-5 Good News Translation (GNT) 3  “Listen now, my people, and come to me;      come to me, and you will have life! I will make a lasting covenant with you      and give you the blessings I promised to David. 4  I made him a leader and commander of nations,      and through him I showed them my power. 5  Now you will summon foreign nations;      at one time they did not know you,      but now they will come running to join you! I, the  Lord  your God, the holy God of Israel,      will make all this happen;      I will give you honor and glory.”

2 Corinthians 1:10-11 Good News Translation (GNT) 10 From such terrible dangers of death[a] he saved us, and will save us; and we have placed our hope in him that he will save us again, 11 as you help us by means of your prayers for us. So it will be that the many prayers for us will be answered, and God will bless us; and many will raise their voices to him in thanksgiving for us.

Ezekiel 37:26b-27 New Living Translation (NLT) 26 ...I will put my Temple among them forever. 27 I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Romans 11:36 New International Version (NIV) 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

"Our lives have their seasons. And it is in the nature of seasons that they involve change. We need the wisdom of God to know when to stay and when to go. To know when a season is to be endured or when a season is to be left behind." - David Reay

Psalm 119:111 New International Version (NIV) 111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.

"If we are willing to go his way, perhaps the hard way, he will be with us in our deliberations and actions. If we want his wisdom we will get it. If we want his powerful presence, we have it." - David Reay

Psalm 119:143 New International Version (NIV) 143  Trouble and distress have come upon me,    but your commands give me delight

Lamentations 3:21-23 Living Bible (TLB) 21  Yet there is one ray of hope:   22  his compassion never ends.  It is only the Lord’s mercies that have kept us from complete destruction.  23  Great is his faithfulness; his loving-kindness begins afresh each day.

Ezekiel 37:23 “But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.”

Luke 23:32-34 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) 32-34 Two criminals were also led out with him for execution, and when they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified him with the criminals, one on either side of him. But Jesus himself was saying, “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” Then they shared out his clothes by casting lots. "His words here remind us that his ultimate word to us is one of mercy and forgiveness. That is his ‘default’. He has done his bit, but for us to enjoy the blessings of forgiveness we need to do our bit and accept our need of it." - David Reay

Psalm 104:24-25 New International Version (NIV) 24 How many are your works, Lord!     In wisdom you made them all;     the earth is full of your creatures. 25 There is the sea, vast and spacious,     teeming with creatures beyond number—     living things both large and small.

Isaiah 30:15 New International Version (NIV) 15 This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation,     in quietness and trust is your strength"

Isaiah 61 New International Version (NIV) The Year of the  Lord ’s Favor 61  The Spirit  of the Sovereign  Lord  is on me,      because the  Lord  has anointed  me      to proclaim good news  to the poor. He has sent me to bind up  the brokenhearted,      to proclaim freedom  for the captives      and release from darkness for the prisoners, [ a ] 2  to proclaim the year of the  Lord ’s favor      and the day of vengeance  of our God, to comfort  all who mourn, 3       and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown  of beauty      instead of ashes, the oil  of joy      instead of mourning, and a garment of praise      instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, ...

"All the delightful pleasures we now enjoy are real enough, but even so are pointers to a deeper and eternal pleasure that lays beyond. Our memorable travels through breathtaking landscapes will pass. Our smile-soaked encounters with precious friends will pass. They are wonderful and so very real stops along the way but are not our final destination. The new heavens and the new earth are where our desires are fully met and our longings finally fulfilled. Till that time, we content ourselves with embracing those hints of heaven that come our way, comforting ourselves that one day the hints and tastes and glimpses will have passed. The season of longing will have ended." - David Reay

"Because we live in a faith world, our prayers should be due justice, strength, creativity and interventions to turn injustice to good ends. Then we will experience something greater than justice - we will experience the blessing of God." - Mick Brooks

Zephaniah 3:17 New English Translation (NET Bible) 17  The  Lord  your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.

Ephesians 1:18 New Century Version (NCV) 18  I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.

Psalm 81:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

Psalm 19:7 English Standard Version (ESV) 7 The law of the Lord is perfect,[a] reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

I can only imagine what it will be like When I walk, by your side I can only imagine what my eyes will see When you face is before me I can only imagine - Mercy Me

Proverbs 18:10 English Standard Version (ESV) 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

“When it looks overwhelming, understand that He stands in the midst doing something that you'll understand someday. Trust His heart.” - Ann Voskamp

Psalm 19:1 New International Version (NIV) 1 The heavens declare the glory of God;     the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Numbers 23:19-20 New International Version (NIV) 19 God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? 20 I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.

“Lord, I want to hear Your whispers louder than the noise of the world” - Mark Batterson 

Psalm 31:3 Living Bible (TLB) 3 Yes, you are my Rock and my fortress; honor your name by leading me out of this peril.

“The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations” (Psalm 33:11)

1 Peter 5:2 English Standard Version (ESV) 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

"Relying on God takes practice. Seeking Him daily through prayer and asking for what we need for the day means we must trust Him to provide. As we learn to trust in His daily provision, the anxieties of our own efforts are lessened." - Debbie West

Psalm 3:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Philippians 4:19 International Standard Version (ISV) 19  And my God will fully supply your every need according to his glorious riches in the Messiah [ a ]  Jesus.

Ephesians 5:1-2 Good News Translation (GNT) 5 Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him. 2 Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.

"The more we get to know Him, the more the focus of our hearts shifts from our will to His. When our desires are in sync with His desires and we desperately ask to see God’s will done on the earth, He hears us. God loves to welcome us as partners to accomplish the good work He has prepared in advance for us to do." - Fab Batsakis

2 Samuel 22:29 New International Version (NIV) 29 You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.

Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 62:1 New Living Translation (NLT) Psalm 62 For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David. 1  I wait quietly before God,      for my victory comes from him.

"We are to trust that God is good and with us despite feelings to the contrary. We call to mind the Scriptures and our past experiences to remind ourselves of what might not be readily apparent. In that way, God’s peace is the sort of peace we have when things are anything but peaceful." - David Reay

Deuteronomy 13:4 New Living Translation (NLT) 4  Serve only the  Lord  your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

"All you have to do is be true to what you believe God is leading you into, to pray with faith over every important issue, then success and failure are in the hands of God. That releases you from the tyranny of having to be successful. If you are always looking at the end and not at the means to the end, life becomes anxious and complex." - Selwyn Hughes

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

"Don't shine so others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see Him." - C. S. Lewis

Matthew 6:33 New Living Translation (NLT) 33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Hebrews 4:1 Good News Translation (GNT) 4 Now, God has offered us the promise that we may receive that rest he spoke about. Let us take care, then, that none of you will be found to have failed to receive that promised rest.

Psalm 119:117 New Living Translation (NLT) 117  Sustain me, and I will be rescued;      then I will meditate continually on your decrees.

Psalm 139:23-24 New International Version (NIV) 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

"Are we willing to go wherever God might plant us, even if it means moving to a weed-infested section of the garden? Or to a quieter corner?" - Liz Curtis Higgs

Acts 6:1-4 The Message (MSG) 6 1-4 During this time, as the disciples were increasing in numbers by leaps and bounds, hard feelings developed among the Greek-speaking believers—“Hellenists”—toward the Hebrew-speaking believers because their widows were being discriminated against in the daily food lines. So the Twelve called a meeting of the disciples. They said, “It wouldn’t be right for us to abandon our responsibilities for preaching and teaching the Word of God to help with the care of the poor. So, friends, choose seven men from among you whom everyone trusts, men full of the Holy Spirit and good sense, and we’ll assign them this task. Meanwhile, we’ll stick to our assigned tasks of prayer and speaking God’s Word.”

There is a restlessness within us that cannot be satisfied until we rest fully in God. -AW Tozer

Psalm 23:2-3 New International Version (NIV) 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

"Since God has created all things and cherishes his world in which he has placed me to serve him and others, I can assume he accepts as service all I do which contributes to the wellbeing of the world. Whether such service hits the headlines or not. Whether such service comes under the umbrella of ‘Christian work’ or not." - David Reay

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. —Isaiah 41:13

1 Corinthians 2:5 Good News Translation (GNT) 5 Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

Romans 8:28-29 English Standard Version (ESV) 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

"Waiting is connected to hope. I wait for a future I cannot bring into being; I wait for God to do what I cannot do; I wait for a ‘not yet’ that may seem like a ‘never’. My hope is that God will be faithful to his character in ways that I cannot precisely predict. I wait in the darkness clinging to hope for the dawn." - David Reay

Hebrews 13:20-21 New Living Translation (NLT) 20 Now may the God of peace — who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood — 21 may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you,[a] through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9

"As His church, it is our individual and collective responsibility to remain faithful — immersed in His Will and Word — willingly watching and waiting for Him to return and receive us to Himself." - Allan Mitchell

Matthew 25:37-40 New Living Translation (NLT) 37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,[a] you were doing it to me!’

"Never give up on the journey. Support one another with prayer, friendship, and loving care. Keep your eyes fixed on the destination. On the day you arrive, the difficulties of the journey will fall behind, and you will be knit together in the body forever in deep, loving relationship, enjoying the indescribable wonders of your new home." - Dr Guy Saffold

"Grace truly is amazing." - David Reay

Isaiah 25:1 New International Version (NIV) Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

1 Chronicles 16:23-24 New Living Translation (NLT) 23  Let the whole earth sing to the  Lord !      Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. 24  Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.      Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.

Psalm 127:1 New International Version (NIV) 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.

Job 42:5 New Living Translation (NLT) 5  I had only heard about you before,      but now I have seen you with my own eyes.  "Job’s statement in our text reminds us that we can know God in a couple of ways. We can know him through reading about him, reflecting on what others have said about him, studying him. Or we can know him through a deep personal encounter. One obvious response we might have to this is to cry out that we long to know him in this latter way. Not just know about him but to truly know him." - David Reay