Pressure

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Psalm 139:23-24

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming)

Once For All

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“For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.  The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.”

Romans 6:9-10

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 at a lake near Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Holy Spirit

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“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.”

Romans 8:11

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 near Dillon, Colorado)

A Gift From God

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The words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel according to John…

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

John 14:27

(This photo was taken in August of 2014 on a lake in central Minnesota)

God Is Love

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“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.  And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

1 John 4:15-16

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington)

Strength

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“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on the wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Isaiah 40:29-31

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 on Beartooth Pass in Montana)

Be Humble

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The words of the Apostle Paul written in his letter to the Philippians when speaking about the humility Christ displayed when he came down in human form…

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Philippians 2:3-4

To learn more about these verses read Philippians 2:1-18

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 while driving through North Dakota)