Share your favorite bible verses or verses that have inspired or motivated you.
Responses
“The Light shines through the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5 (NLT)
Very powerful verse. We are seeing firsthand how the Light of God is beginning to shine through the darkness that has gripped Ubauna for many years. Macumba, the Brazilian “version” of African voodoo has been very prevalent and influential in that area but God is starting to weaken it’s power there. The mother saint of the Macumba temple for over 50 years (she was retired but still very powerful) accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior on our last trip. She was also healed as a “bonus”.
Awesome example of the Light shining through the darkness.
By: patrickandchristy on August 4, 2007 at 11:51 pm
“Declare the Praises of Him who has called you out of the darkness into His wonderful Light.”
1 Peter 2:9
In early 2004, Christy was baptized. Our families came down to Wilmington for the special occasion and my parents gave Christy a small framed print of the Tybee Lighthouse, and it had this verse on it. Later in July of that year we went on our first mission trip to Brazil.
Shortly after we got back, Howard Pattis, Christy’s former boss at the apt. community she managed in Savannah prior to moving back to Wilmington called and asked Christy to come back to Savannah and work for him again. We loved Wilmington but we had some very hard, dark times there financially. It was a very difficult time for us. Many times we didn’t know how we were going to make it.
However, we did move back to Savannah and three years later God has “called us out of (that) darkness into His wonderful Light” and out of financial bondage. He blessed us in late 2006 with a tremendous financial blessing that has allowed us to get out of debt. It has made a dramatic impact in our lives and we are now able to focus on using our money that used to go to credit cards, etc. for expanding His Kingdom.
Thank you Jesus! We love you for showing us your awesome Mercy.
My parents didn’t know the importance of that print when they gave it to Christy but God knew.
By: patrickandchristy on August 19, 2007 at 10:28 pm
“All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts; but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
-1 Pet 1:23-25
When I last read that; I was instantly reminded of a quote from Alice Walker: “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the colour purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”
When I came across the quote by Alice Walker, I tried to figure out what it meant; I came to the conclusion that what she was trying to say was that it annoys God when you miss his beautiful and majestic creations on this earth. I came to this conclusion because to me it seems like it would be pretty hard to miss a purple flower in a field because it would stick out; and if you did miss it then you aren’t very observant. Also, since the colour purple is so symbolic -look at the Romans and everything in history around them- I decided that it was probably a majestic flower.
After reading the verse from the Bible, I began to wonder if maybe the flower that Mrs. Walker was talking about might actually be people and the legacy that they leave or the greatness that they achieve in life; or possibly how much they contribute to God and that of the church. Since God made us in his image -I’m not sure what your beliefs or faith is, and I’m using what I’ve been taught and what I believe in as support for this idea- it would seem logical -maybe not the best
word- that he would want us to appreciate what people such as Einstein, Pope John Paul, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen Hawking, and thousands of other people who have contributed immensely to bettering society and who have helped other people and have bettered the lives of thousands. Or even just recognizing the simple contribution
that a police officer, a teacher, or a stranger on the street who picks up a piece of trash or helps pick something up that someone dropped makes to someone’s daily life.
~PrecognitiveIntuition
sabregirl.wordpress.com
By: precognitiveintuition on September 6, 2007 at 2:05 pm
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always protects, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
One of our favorite verse passages and a foundational principle that every church should be built upon. Christ-like love has to be at the core of our Christian spirits.
Sadly, too many churches and Christians have lost sight of this, and we ALL can do better for sure.
I will check out the paper soon! Thank you.
By: patrickandchristy on September 13, 2007 at 1:53 am
“This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Mark 7: 6-7
These verses are at the heart of the so-called “Christianity” that is being preached and practiced in America. Let’s call it the “Milli-Vanilli Effect.” It sounds good and looks pretty but there is no meaning behind it. It’s just a hollow shell of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
By: patrickandchristy on November 14, 2007 at 1:19 pm
“The Light shines through the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5 (NLT)
Very powerful verse. We are seeing firsthand how the Light of God is beginning to shine through the darkness that has gripped Ubauna for many years. Macumba, the Brazilian “version” of African voodoo has been very prevalent and influential in that area but God is starting to weaken it’s power there. The mother saint of the Macumba temple for over 50 years (she was retired but still very powerful) accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior on our last trip. She was also healed as a “bonus”.
Awesome example of the Light shining through the darkness.
By: patrickandchristy on August 4, 2007
at 11:51 pm
“Declare the Praises of Him who has called you out of the darkness into His wonderful Light.”
1 Peter 2:9
In early 2004, Christy was baptized. Our families came down to Wilmington for the special occasion and my parents gave Christy a small framed print of the Tybee Lighthouse, and it had this verse on it. Later in July of that year we went on our first mission trip to Brazil.
Shortly after we got back, Howard Pattis, Christy’s former boss at the apt. community she managed in Savannah prior to moving back to Wilmington called and asked Christy to come back to Savannah and work for him again. We loved Wilmington but we had some very hard, dark times there financially. It was a very difficult time for us. Many times we didn’t know how we were going to make it.
However, we did move back to Savannah and three years later God has “called us out of (that) darkness into His wonderful Light” and out of financial bondage. He blessed us in late 2006 with a tremendous financial blessing that has allowed us to get out of debt. It has made a dramatic impact in our lives and we are now able to focus on using our money that used to go to credit cards, etc. for expanding His Kingdom.
Thank you Jesus! We love you for showing us your awesome Mercy.
My parents didn’t know the importance of that print when they gave it to Christy but God knew.
By: patrickandchristy on August 19, 2007
at 10:28 pm
“All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts; but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
-1 Pet 1:23-25
When I last read that; I was instantly reminded of a quote from Alice Walker: “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the colour purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”
When I came across the quote by Alice Walker, I tried to figure out what it meant; I came to the conclusion that what she was trying to say was that it annoys God when you miss his beautiful and majestic creations on this earth. I came to this conclusion because to me it seems like it would be pretty hard to miss a purple flower in a field because it would stick out; and if you did miss it then you aren’t very observant. Also, since the colour purple is so symbolic -look at the Romans and everything in history around them- I decided that it was probably a majestic flower.
After reading the verse from the Bible, I began to wonder if maybe the flower that Mrs. Walker was talking about might actually be people and the legacy that they leave or the greatness that they achieve in life; or possibly how much they contribute to God and that of the church. Since God made us in his image -I’m not sure what your beliefs or faith is, and I’m using what I’ve been taught and what I believe in as support for this idea- it would seem logical -maybe not the best
word- that he would want us to appreciate what people such as Einstein, Pope John Paul, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen Hawking, and thousands of other people who have contributed immensely to bettering society and who have helped other people and have bettered the lives of thousands. Or even just recognizing the simple contribution
that a police officer, a teacher, or a stranger on the street who picks up a piece of trash or helps pick something up that someone dropped makes to someone’s daily life.
~PrecognitiveIntuition
sabregirl.wordpress.com
By: precognitiveintuition on September 6, 2007
at 2:05 pm
Great verse! Thank you for sharing.
By: patrickandchristy on September 6, 2007
at 8:17 pm
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always protects, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
I wrote a pretty detailed paper about it and the topic of what I believe True Love is at: http://sabregirl.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-meaning-of-love/
I happened upon this last night while reading the Bible and thought that it would make an excellent topic to write about!
~PrecognitiveIntuition
By: precognitiveintuition on September 11, 2007
at 3:54 pm
One of our favorite verse passages and a foundational principle that every church should be built upon. Christ-like love has to be at the core of our Christian spirits.
Sadly, too many churches and Christians have lost sight of this, and we ALL can do better for sure.
I will check out the paper soon! Thank you.
By: patrickandchristy on September 13, 2007
at 1:53 am
“This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Mark 7: 6-7
These verses are at the heart of the so-called “Christianity” that is being preached and practiced in America. Let’s call it the “Milli-Vanilli Effect.” It sounds good and looks pretty but there is no meaning behind it. It’s just a hollow shell of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
By: patrickandchristy on November 14, 2007
at 1:19 pm
Hi… I’m writing a book on ‘Legacy’… and wouldn’t mind a chat. Please reply privately with your number… and I’ll call.
R. Lucy
By: Robb on June 12, 2008
at 7:43 pm
Robb, email me at:
leavealegacy_pc@hotmail.com
By: patrickandchristy on June 14, 2008
at 1:06 pm