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“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭10‬…

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are, so that no-one may…

“Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬ “For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what…

Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in…

“The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior. Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you. But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalms‬ ‭20‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“‘Take the bow in your hands,’ he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. ‘Open the east window,’ he said, and he opened it. ‘Shoot!’ Elisha said, and he shot. ‘The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!’ Elisha declared.…