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I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not
the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by
any means disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished.
Matthew 5:18 niv
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They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.
Deuteronomy 32:47 niv
—Prayers—
Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your
instructions.
Psalm 119:18 nlt
From studying your laws, I found out long ago that you
made them to last forever. . . . All you say can be trusted;
your teachings are true and will last forever.
Psalm 119:152, 160 cev
—Promises—
The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the
soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making
wise the simple. The commandments of the Lord are
right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the
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Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born
again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “What
do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an
old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born
again?” Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the
Kingdom of God without being born of water and the
Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the
Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.”
John 3:3–6 nlt
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You will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital
necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all
your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:13−14 amp
All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will
rejoice with everlasting joy.
Psalm 22:26 nlt
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There are also many other things that Jesus did, which
if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the
world itself could not contain the books that would be
written.
John 21:25 nkjv
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—Promises—
He is real and . . . he rewards those who
truly want to find him.
Hebrews 11:6 ncv
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God once said, “Let the light shine out of the darkness!”
This is the same God who made his light shine in our
hearts by letting us know the glory of God that is in the
face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 ncv
—Prayers—
I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you wisdom to
see clearly and really understand who Christ is and all
that he has done for you. I pray that your hearts will be
flooded with light so that you can see something of the
future he has called you to share. . . . I pray that you will
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—Example—
Thomas, one of the Twelve, said he had to see for him-
self that Jesus was alive (see John 20:24−25):
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—Prayer—
Say the welcoming word to God—“Jesus is my
Master”—embracing, body and soul, God’s work of
doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead.
That’s it. You’re not “doing” anything; you’re simply
calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s
salvation. With your whole being you embrace God
setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud:
“God has set everything right between him and me!”
Romans 10:9−10 the message
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