On The Lord's Side

31/08/2026

John.15.5 - "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

28/08/2026

Gal.6.1 - Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
Gal.6.2 - Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Gal.6.3 - If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.
Gal.6.4 - Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.
Gal.6.5 - For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
Gal.6.6 - Those who are taught the word of God should help their teachers by paying them.
Gal.6.7 - Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow!
Gal.6.8 - Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
Gal.6.9 - So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
Gal.6.10 - Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.
Gal.6.11 - Notice what large letters I use as I write these closing words in my own handwriting.
Gal.6.12 - Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised are doing it for just one reason. They don't want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.
Gal.6.13 - And even those who advocate circumcision don't really keep the whole law. They only want you to be circumcised so they can brag about it and claim you as their disciples.
Gal.6.14 - As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.
Gal.6.15 - It doesn't make any difference now whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we really have been changed into new and different people.
Gal.6.16 - May God's mercy and peace be upon all those who live by this principle. They are the new people of God.
Gal.6.17 - From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
Gal.6.18 - My dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

22/08/2026

Gal.6.1 - Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
Gal.6.2 - Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
Gal.6.3 - If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.
Gal.6.4 - Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.
Gal.6.5 - For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
Gal.6.6 - Those who are taught the word of God should help their teachers by paying them.
Gal.6.7 - Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow!
Gal.6.8 - Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
Gal.6.9 - So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
Gal.6.10 - Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.
Gal.6.11 - Notice what large letters I use as I write these closing words in my own handwriting.
Gal.6.12 - Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised are doing it for just one reason. They don't want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.
Gal.6.13 - And even those who advocate circumcision don't really keep the whole law. They only want you to be circumcised so they can brag about it and claim you as their disciples.
Gal.6.14 - As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.
Gal.6.15 - It doesn't make any difference now whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we really have been changed into new and different people.
Gal.6.16 - May God's mercy and peace be upon all those who live by this principle. They are the new people of God.
Gal.6.17 - From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
Gal.6.18 - My dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

21/08/2026

Job.33.1 - "Listen, Job, to what I have to say.
Job.33.2 - Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
Job.33.3 - I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
Job.33.4 - For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job.33.5 - Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand.
Job.33.6 - "Look, you and I are the same before God. I, too, was formed from clay.
Job.33.7 - So you don't need to be afraid of me. I am not some great person to make you nervous and afraid.
Job.33.8 - "You have said it in my hearing. I have heard your very words.
Job.33.9 - You said, `I am pure; I am innocent; I have not sinned.
Job.33.10 - God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me to be his enemy.
Job.33.11 - He puts my feet in the stocks and watches every move I make.'
Job.33.12 - "In this you are not right, and I will show you why. As you yourself have said, `God is greater than any person.'
Job.33.13 - So why are you bringing a charge against him? You say, `He does not respond to people's complaints.'
Job.33.14 - But God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
Job.33.15 - He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
Job.33.16 - He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.
Job.33.17 - He causes them to change their minds; he keeps them from pride.
Job.33.18 - He keeps them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.
Job.33.19 - Or God disciplines people with sickness and pain, with ceaseless aching in their bones.
Job.33.20 - They lose their appetite and do not care for even the most delicious food.
Job.33.21 - They waste away to skin and bones.
Job.33.22 - They are at death's door; the angels of death wait for them.
Job.33.23 - "But if a special messenger from heaven is there to intercede for a person, to declare that he is upright,
Job.33.24 - God will be gracious and say, `Set him free. Do not make him die, for I have found a ransom for his life.'
Job.33.25 - Then his body will become as healthy as a child's, firm and youthful again.
Job.33.26 - He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness.
Job.33.27 - He will declare to his friends, `I sinned, but it was not worth it.
Job.33.28 - God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.'
Job.33.29 - "Yes, God often does these things for people.
Job.33.30 - He rescues them from the grave so they may live in the light of the living.
Job.33.31 - Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, and let me say more.
Job.33.32 - But if you have anything to say, go ahead. I want to hear it, for I am anxious to see you justified.
Job.33.33 - But if not, then listen to me. Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!"

20/08/2026

Phil.4.1 - Dear brothers and sisters, I love you and long to see you, for you are my joy and the reward for my work. So please stay true to the Lord, my dear friends.
Phil.4.2 - And now I want to plead with those two women, Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement.
Phil.4.3 - And I ask you, my true teammate, to help these women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. And they worked with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.
Phil.4.4 - Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!
Phil.4.5 - Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
Phil.4.6 - Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Phil.4.7 - If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Phil.4.8 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Phil.4.9 - Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.
Phil.4.10 - How grateful I am, and how I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but for a while you didn't have the chance to help me.
Phil.4.11 - Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little.
Phil.4.12 - I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
Phil.4.13 - For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.
Phil.4.14 - But even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.
Phil.4.15 - As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
Phil.4.16 - Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once.
Phil.4.17 - I don't say this because I want a gift from you. What I want is for you to receive a well-earned reward because of your kindness.
Phil.4.18 - At the moment I have all I need--more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases him.
Phil.4.19 - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Phil.4.20 - To our God and Father be glory forever and ever (through the endless eternities of the eternities). Amen (so be it). [AMP]

Our God and Father abounds in glory that just pours out into eternity. Yes. [MSB]

Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. [KJV]

To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. [NIV]

Now glory be to God our Father forever and ever. Amen. [NLT]

Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. [NKJV]

Phil.4.21 - Give my greetings to all the Christians there. The brothers who are with me here send you their greetings.
Phil.4.22 - And all the other Christians send their greetings, too, especially those who work in Caesar's palace.
Phil.4.23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

20/08/2026

The Old Rugged Cross ✝️

20/08/2026

17/08/2026

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,
join me in glad adoration.
2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning;
sheltering you under his wings, and so gently sustaining!
Have you not seen all that is needful has been
sent by his gracious ordaining?
3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;
surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriends you.
4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him.
Let the Amen sound from his people again;
gladly forever adore him.

16/08/2026

1Cor.9.16 - For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!
1Cor.9.17 - If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.
1Cor.9.18 - What then is my pay? It is the satisfaction I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights as a preacher.
1Cor.9.19 - This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.
1Cor.9.20 - When I am with the Jews, I become one of them so that I can bring them to Christ. When I am with those who follow the Jewish laws, I do the same, even though I am not subject to the law, so that I can bring them to Christ.
1Cor.9.21 - When I am with the Gentiles who do not have the Jewish law, I fit in with them as much as I can. In this way, I gain their confidence and bring them to Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
1Cor.9.22 - When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.
1Cor.9.23 - I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.