Bible Before Breakfast with Mildred Kingsley-Okonkwo

Proverbs 27:17 NKJV As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

2 Corinthians 9:10 AMPC And [God] Who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating will also provide and multiply your [resources for] sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness [[ a ]which manifests itself in active goodness, kindness, and charity].

Ecclesiastes 11:3-5 GNBUK No matter in which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains. If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never sow anything and never harvest anything. God made everything, and you can no more understand what he does than you understand how new life begins in the womb of a pregnant woman.

Genesis 1:1-2 MSG First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

Genesis 2:1-4 CEV So the heavens and the earth and everything else were created. The Seventh Day 2  By the seventh day God had finished his work, and so he rested. 3  God blessed the seventh day and made it special, because on that day he rested from his work. 4  That's how God created the heavens and the earth. The Garden of Eden When the Lord God made the heavens and the earth,

Galatians 5:22-23 TPT But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions: joy that overflows, peace that subdues, patience that endures, kindness in action, a life full of virtue, faith that prevails, gentleness of heart, and strength of spirit. Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless.

Nehemiah 8:10 NIV  Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Hebrews 6:19 TPT We have this certain hope like a strong, unbreakable anchor holding our souls to God himself. Our anchor of hope is fastened to the mercy seat in the heavenly realm beyond the sacred threshold

Romans 10:11 AMPC 11  For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”

Genesis 2:18-25 MSG God said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.” So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wil...

1 Samuel 30:1-9 KJV And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2  And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3  So David and his men came to the city, an...

Psalm 94:19 ISV - When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me.

Psalm 61:1-3 KJV  Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3  For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Matthew 11 ESV -  When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2  Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3  and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 4  And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see...

John 3:16-17 BSB - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name...

Romans 8:1-5 TPT -so now the case is closed . There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One.  2For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us  from the “law” of sin and death. 3For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the wea...

Philippians 3:13-14 TPT- I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however, I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.

Isaiah 43:18-19 MSG  "Forget about what's happened; don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. It's bursting out! Don't you see it? There it is! I'm making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.

Matthew 11:28-30 ESV - Come to me, all who labor and are heavily laden, and I will give you rest. 29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Psalm 27:1-6 NIV - The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? 2  When the wicked advance against me to devour[ a ] me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. 3  Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. 4  One thin...

2 Timothy 1:7 NLT - For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Colossians 3:8 NLT - But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

John 2:13-17 When the Passover Feast, celebrated each spring by the Jews, was about to take place, Jesus traveled up to Jerusalem. He found the Temple teeming with people selling cattle and sheep and doves. The loan sharks were also there at full strength. 15-17  Jesus put together a whip out of strips of leather and chased them out of the Temple, stampeding the sheep and cattle, upending the...

John 11:35  Jesus wept.