- John 12:25 (Msg).
- 2 Peter 1:3 (Msg).
- John 1:12 (NIV).
- John 3:36a (Msg).
Day 8: Planned for God’s
Pleasure
- Ephesians 1:5 (TEV).
- Genesis 6:6; Exodus
20:5; Deuteronomy
32:36; Judges 2:20;
1 Kings 10:9; 1 Chron-
icles 16:27; Psalms 2:4;
5:5; 18:19; 35:27;
37:23; 103:13; 104:31;
Ezekiel 5:13; 1 John
4:16. - Psalm 147:11 (CEV).
- John 4:23.
- Isaiah 29:13 (NIV).
- Psalm 105:4 (TEV).
- Psalm 113:3 (LB).
- Psalms 119:147; 5:3;
63:6; 119:62. - Psalm 34:1 (GWT).
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
(NIV). - Colossians 3:23 (NIV).
- Romans 12:1 (Msg).
Day 9: What Makes God
Smile?
- Ephesians 5:10 (Msg).
- Genesis 6:8 (LB).
- Genesis 6:9b (NLT).
- Hosea 6:6 (LB).
- Matthew 22:37–38
(NIV). - Hebrews 11:7 (Msg).
- Genesis 2:5–6.
- Psalm 147:11 (TEV).
- Hebrews 11:6 (NIV).
- Genesis 6:22 (NLT); see
also Hebrews 11:7b
(NCV). - Psalm 100:2 (LB).
- Psalm 119:33 (LB).
- James 2:24 (CEV).
- John 14:15 (TEV).
- Genesis 8:20 (NIV).
- Hebrews 13:15 (KJV).
- Psalm 116:17 (KJV).
- Psalm 69:30–31 (NIV).
- Psalm 68:3 (TEV).
- Genesis 9:1, 3 (NIV).
- Psalm 37:23 (NLT).
- Psalm 33:15 (Msg).
- Isaiah 45:9 (CEV).
- 1 Timothy 6:17 (TEV).
- Psalm 103:14 (GWT).
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 (TEV).
- Psalm 14:2 (LB).
Day 10: The Heart of
Worship - 1 John 4:9–10, 19.
- Romans 12:1 (TEV).
- Psalm 145:9.
- Psalm 139:3.
- Matthew 10:30.
- 1 Timothy 6:17b.
- Jeremiah 29:11.
- Psalm 86:5.
- Psalm 145:8.
- Romans 5:8 (NRSV).
- Genesis 3:5.
- Luke 5:5 (NIV).
- Psalm 37:7a (GWT).
- Matthew 6:24.
- Matthew 6:21
- Mark 14:36 (NLT).
- Job 22:21 (NLT).
- Romans 6:17 (Msg).
- Joshua 5:13–15.
- Luke 1:38 (NLT).
- James 4:7a (NCV).
- Romans 12:1 (KJV).
- Romans 12:1 (CEV).
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 (NIV).
- Philippians 4:13 (Amp).
- 1 Corinthians 15:31.
- Luke 9:23 (NCV).
Day 11: Becoming Best
Friends with God - Psalms 95:6; 136:3;
John 13:13; Jude 1:4;
1 John 3:1; Isaiah
33:22; 47:4; Psalm
89:26. - Exodus 33:11, 17;
2 Chronicles 20:7;
Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23;
Acts 13:22; Genesis 6:8;
5:22 (NLT); Job 29:4. - Romans 5:11 (NLT).
- 2 Corinthians 5:18a
(TEV). - 1 John 1:3.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14.
- John 15:15 (NIV).
- John 3:29.
- Exodus 34:14 (NLT).
- Acts 17:26–27 (Msg).
- Jeremiah 9:24 (TEV).
- See “How to Have a
Meaningful Quiet
Time” in Personal Bible
Study Methods, Rick
Warren, 1981. Available
from http://www.pastors.com.- 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
- Ephesians 4:6b (NCV).
- Brother Lawrence, The
Practice of the Presence of
God(Grand Rapids:
Revell/Spire Books,
1967), Eighth Letter. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
(Msg). - Psalms 23:4; 143:5;
145:5; Joshua 1:8;
Psalm 1:2. - 1 Samuel 3:21.
- Job 23:12 (NIV).
- Psalm 119:97 (NIV).
- Psalm 77:12 (NLT).
- Genesis 18:17; Daniel
2:19; 1 Corinthians
2:7–10. - Psalm 25:14 (LB).
Day 12: Developing Your
Friendship
with God - Matthew 11:19.
- Job 42:7b (Msg).
- Exodus 33:1–17.
- Exodus 33:12–17
(Msg). - Consider Job (Job
7:17–21), Asaph (Psalm
83:13), Jeremiah
(Jeremiah 20:7), Naomi
(Ruth 1:20). - Psalm 142:2–3a (NLT).
- John 15:14 (NIV).
- John 15:9–11 (NLT).
- 1 Samuel 15:22 (NCV).
- Matthew 3:17 (NLT).
- 2 Corinthians 11:2
(Msg). - Psalm 69:9 (NLT).
- Psalm 27:4 (LB).
- Psalm 63:3 (CEV).
- Genesis 32:26 (NIV).
- Philippians 3:10 (Amp).
- Jeremiah 29:13 (Msg).
- 1 Timothy 6:21a (LB).
Day 13: Worship That
Pleases God - Hebrews 12:28 (TEV)
- John 4:23 (NIV).
- 1 Samuel 16:7b (NIV).
- Hebrews 13:15; Psalm
7:17; Ezra 3:11; Psalms
149:3; 150:3;
Nehemiah 8:6.
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