Andy's Inspiration Box

Luke 7:7-8 New International Version (NIV) 7 ...But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

"We choose what we will focus on every day. We can depend on the things we see and the way we feel to dictate our state of mind. Or, we can depend on the faithfulness of God we have seen displayed both in our lives and in the lives of others we know." - Debbie West

Colossians 1:17-20 English Standard Version (ESV 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

"By nature, we all inherit the consequences of what happened in the Garden of Eden. By choice, we may embrace the consequences of what happened in the Garden of Gethsemane." - David Reay

116  I love the  Lord , because He has heard My voice  and  my supplications. 2  Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call  upon Him  as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)

"Little things count. We give encouragement and even change lives by rather mundane happenings and interactions. ‘Working hard in the Lord’ might seem very matter-of-fact. But who knows what impact such work had on others? When it comes to love of God or others, there are no ‘little things’." - David Reay

Ephesians 2:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT) 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Ecclesiastes 3:10-12 New Living Translation (NLT) 10  I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.   11  Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.   12  So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.

"Father God, I love you and with all of my heart want to obey you without compromise or resistance. Draw me close, give me ears to hear your instructions and obey you. I am completely dependent on you for life, power, strength, guidance, and instructions. Above all else, may my desire be to do your will for your glory. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!" - Donna Mitchell

Psalm 16:8 New International Version (NIV) 8  I keep my eyes always on the  Lord .      With him at my right hand, A )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14101A" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">  I will not be shaken.

John 13:12-17 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. 15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. 16 I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. 17 Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.

"Today the supernatural work of God continues among ordinary people like you and me. Despite being all-powerful, God has chosen to rely on us to do the ministry of Jesus today, and He indwells us with his Spirit to carry on His work. What role does God have you doing in his kingdom? Take solace that God has called you, and He will give you strength and wisdom to be faithful." - Dr Bill Strom

"When we are willing to stake everything on the truths that we read in the Bible, and decide to run our lives by its truth, then, and only then, will be fulfilling the words given to Habakkuk: 'the righteous will live by his faith'. This is the only true and satisfying way to love - anything else is merely existence." - Selwyn Hughes

2 Corinthians 8:10-15 New International Version (NIV) 10  And here is my judgment A )" style="line-height: 22px; vertical-align: top;">  about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. B )" style="line-height: 22px; vertical-align: top;">   11  Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness C )" style="line-height: 22px; vertical-align: top;">  to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12  For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, D )" style="line-height: 22px; vertical-align: top;">  not according to what one does not have. 13  Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.   14  At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, E )" style="line-height: 22px; vertical-align: to...

Genesis 1:1-2 The Message (MSG) Heaven and Earth 1 1-2 First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss. "Our God is not some mere manipulator of molecules. He who has flung stars into space and sustains planets in their orbits has a deep personal interest in what he has made. Having made it all out of his sublime power, he broods over it out of his intense love." - David Reay

Psalm 20:7-8 Amplified Bible (AMP) 7  Some   trust   in chariots and some in horses, But we will remember   and   trust in the name of the   Lord   our God. 8  They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright.

Ephesians 2:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

"When His life-giving Word is our focus, then our thoughts have a safe place to land." - Liz Curtis Higgs

Philippians 4:11 English Standard Version (ESV) 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. "As our text reminds us, we must not live lives of endless complaint about our present circumstances. There is much to be thankful even in the midst of troubles. Racing off to the world of daydreams too readily means we might miss out on what God is doing in our here-and-now world. And we need to recognise that it is in this real and up-and-down world that our God meets us and encourages us. We scarcely need him in our idealised daydreams. Daydreams are pleasant enough places to visit, but dangerous places in which to live." - David Reay

Psalm 46 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 46 a ]" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">[ a ] For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to  alamoth. b ]" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">[ b ]  A song. 1  God is our refuge A )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14616A" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">  and strength, B )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14616B" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">      an ever-present C )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14616C" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">  help D )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14616D" style="...

Psalm 5:11-12 Good News Translation (GNT) 11 But all who find safety in you will rejoice; they can always sing for joy. Protect those who love you; because of you they are truly happy. 12 You bless those who obey you, Lord; your love protects them like a shield.

John 5:19 New International Version (NIV) 19 ...Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

"When you pray, do you sometimes offer God a list of reasons why He should answer? It’s easy to do. Hard work, selfless service, a deep love for God and people — these all seem like good rationale for requesting God’s help. But truthfully, we know it isn’t. None of us deserves to receive anything from God. We are completely dependent on Him." - Suzanne Benner

"Believe that change is possible. Believe that grace works. Don’t give up — just give everything up to Him." - Ann Voskamp

"God my Father, how relentless is Your love. You stop at nothing to make me what You want me to be. Help me to see that Your humbling is not designed to cripple but to correct me. In Jesus' name. Amen." - Selwyn Hughes

James 1:17-18 The Message (MSG) 16-18 So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.

Jeremiah 17:9 New International Version (NIV) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Psalm 57:7-10 New International Version (NIV) 7  My heart, O God, is steadfast,      my heart is steadfast; A )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14776A" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">      I will sing and make music. 8  Awake, my soul!      Awake, harp and lyre! B )" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14777B" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">      I will awaken the dawn. 9  I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;      I will sing of you among the peoples. 10  For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;      your faithfulness reaches to the skies.