from The Purpose Driven Life Flashcards
Issiah 44:2 (CEV)
“I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.”
I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. Israel, don’t be terrified! You are my chosen servant, my very favorite. (Isaiah 44:2 CEVUS06)
The LORD who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, OJacob, my servant, Odear Israel, my chosen one. (Isaiah 44:2 NLT)
Colossians 1:16b (MSG)
“everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.”
NOTE:
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, (Colossians 1:15 NLT)
for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. (Colossians 1:16 NLT)
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels— everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels— everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body. He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross. (Colossians 1:15-18 MSG)
Isaiah 26:3 (GNT)
“You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.”
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (Isaiah 26:3 NLT)
1 John 2:17 (NLT)
“And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. “
Luke 16:10a (NLT)
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.”
But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. (Luke 16:10 NLT)
2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. “
Romans 11:36 (LB)
“Everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by His power, and everything is for His glory.”
Psalm 149:4a (TEV)
“The Lord takes pleasure in his people.”
Psalm 147:11 (CEV)
“The Lord is pleased only with those who worship him and trust his love. “
Roman 6:13b (TEV)
“surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes”
Psalm 25:14a (LB)
“Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him.”
James 4:8a (NLT)
“Come close to God, and God will come close to you. “
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. (James 4:8 NLT)
Mark 12:30 (NIV)
“And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.”
Hebrew 13:5 (TEV)
“For God has said, ‘I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.’ ”
HEBREWS 13:5 (TEV)
Ephesians 1:5A (NLT)
“His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.”
EPHESIANS 1:5A (NLT)
