April 1

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray continually.

NLT:  Never stop praying.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

NLT:  Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Galatians 5:25

Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

NLT:  Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

March 31

March 31

Psalm 34:8

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

NLT:  Taste and see that the Lord is good.  Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

Genesis 16:13-14 (AMP)

So she called the name of the Lord Who spoke to her…(the Living One Who sees me).

NLT:  Therefore, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her.  She said, “You are the God who sees me.”  She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”  So that well was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means “well of the Living One who sees me”).

John 20:19

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!.”

NLT:  That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders.  Suddenly Jesus was standing there among them!  “Peace be with you.” He said.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.  And be thankful.

NLT:  And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.  For as members of one body you are called to live in peace.  And always be thankful.

March 30

March 30

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

NLT:  Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.  He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, “Destroy him!”

NLT:  The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you.  He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’

Jeremiah 29:13-14

“You will see me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.  I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

NLT:  “If you look for me wholeheartedly you will find me.  I will be found by you,” says the Lord.  “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes.  I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”

March 29

March 29

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.

NLT:  For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:6-7

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.  Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?

NLT:  For there is a time and a way for everything, even when a person is in trouble.  Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?

John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world.”

NLT:  I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.  Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.  But take heart, because I have overcome the world.

March 28

March 28

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

NLT:  But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God.  And I want all of you to share that joy.

Mark 10:15

“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

NLT:  “I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

NLT:  You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

March 27

March 27

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

NLT:  Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Revelation 2:4

“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.”

NLT:  “But I have this complaint against you.  You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! “

Colossians 1:27

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

NLT:  For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too.  And this is the secret:  Christ lives in you.  This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.

March 26

March 26

Lamentations 3:24-26

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”  The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

NLT:  I say to myself, “The Lord is my in inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”  The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.  So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

NLT:  But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.  They will soar high on wings like eagles.  They will run and not grow weary.  They will walk and not faint.

Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

NLT:  You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.