The Daily DIP

“Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. So when I tell the truth, you...

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mout...

“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and gra...

“Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”...

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body...

“I wasn’t born by accident. I was born for greatness. I am here because I have a purpose. At every moment, God is walking with me. Even now, He is here. There is nothing impossible for me.”“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not...

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out...

“But the one sown on the good ground — this is one who hears and understands the word, who does produce fruit and yields: some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭23‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “But the seed in the good ground — these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, produce fruit.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭8‬:‭15‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “But...

“Others are like seed sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “Now the one sown among the thorns — this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word,...

“And the one sown on rocky ground — this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and fall away...

“On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Consider the sower who went out to sow. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seed fell on rocky ground where i...

“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭18‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”” ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭12‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭17‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭28‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. He renews my life; he leads me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat? ’ or ‘What will we drink? ’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭31‬-‭33‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭CSB‬‬

““No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬ ‭CSB‬‬

““Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭CSB‬‬