No Buts... Day 1.

"And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands--yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it."

Psalm 90:17 (AMP)

The Buts... Day 31

But He said, "more than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!"

Luke 11:28

The Buts... Day 30

"But Jesus answered him, saying,

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

Luke 4:4

The Buts... Day 29

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin."

Hebrews 4:15

The Buts... Day 28

"We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed;

we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken;

struck down, but not destroyed"

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

The Buts... Day 27

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 4:23-24

The Buts... Day 26

"But don't be afraid of those who threaten you.

For the time is coming when everything will be revealed;

all that is secret will be made public."

Matthew 10:26

The Buts... Day 25

Oooh, the buts fell very behind this week as I was away camping and didn't have internet access. Whoops! Well, here's another! :)

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John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!”

Mark 1:7-8
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There is only so much we can do for others. Once we have done all God has called us to do to help them, we must release them to God and know that He is able to do so much more! We should not be looking to please others so much that they will like us more than what is healthy, but instead, inspire them to turn to God and let Him be their source. He's the best of all!

The Buts... Day 24

This is really a very large BUT... however, I enjoyed it because it thoroughly takes down legalism. He he he...

Here goes! :)

"Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says? The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife. The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.
These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them. And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law. But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother. As Isaiah said,

“Rejoice, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into a joyful shout,
you who have never been in labor!
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband!”

And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac. But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.

But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman."

Galations 4:21-31

The Buts... Day 23

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;

you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

Psalm 3:3

The Buts... Day 22

Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible.

But with God everything is possible."

Matthew 19:26

The Buts... Day 21

"For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus"

2 Timothy 1:9

The Buts... Day 20

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 19:14

The Buts... Day 19

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him?

And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him?

And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?

Romans 10:14

The Buts... Day 18

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Romans 8:31-32

The Buts... Day 17

"But it is good for me to draw near to God;

I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,

That I may declare all Your work."

Psalm 73:28

The Buts... Day 16

"But let patience have its perfect work,

that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."

James 1:4

The Buts... Day 15

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear,

but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

2 Timothy 1:7

The Buts... Day 14

"My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever"

Psalm 73:26

The Buts... Day 13

“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me.

Because I live, you will live also. "

John 14:19