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Day 23/01

“Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.”

Matthew 9:22

Matthew 9:14-26 Psalm 22:1-11 Acts 13:26-52 Genesis 48

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Day 22/01

Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

Matthew 9:12-13 (MSG)

Matthew 9:1-13 Psalm 21 Acts 13:1-25 Genesis 46-47

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Day 21/01

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;    may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Psalm 20:1

Matthew 8:23-34 Psalm 20 Acts 12 Genesis 44-45

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Day 20/01

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” Matthew 8:26-27 (NIV)

Matthew 8:14-22 Psalm 19 Acts 11:19-30 Genesis 42-43

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Day 19/01

I love you, God—    you make me strong. God is bedrock under my feet,    the castle in which I live,    my rescuing knight.

Psalm 18:1 (MSG)

Matthew 8:1-13 Psalm 18:26-50 Acts 11:1-18 Genesis 41

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These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

Matthew 7:24-25 (MSG)

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Day 18/01

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Matthew 7:17-18 (NIV)

Matthew 7:15-29 Psalm 18:1-25 Acts 10:24-48 Genesis 39-40

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Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV)

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Day 17/01

“Don’t look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention. Matthew 7:13-14 (MSG)

Matthew 7:1-14 Psalm 17 Acts 10:1-23 Genesis 37-38

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Day 16/01

Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34 (MSG)

Matthew 6:25-34 Psalm 16 Acts 9:20-43 Genesis 36

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Day 15/01

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

Matthew 6:16-24 Psalm 15 Acts 9:1-19 Genesis 34-35

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But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

Genesis 32:26 (NIV)

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Day 14/01

When you help someone out, don’t think about how it looks. Just do it—quietly and unobtrusively.  Matthew 6:3 (MSG)

Matthew 6:1-15 Psalm 14 Acts 8:26-40 Genesis 32-33

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for your Father knows what you need before you ask him

Matthew 6:8 (NIV)

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If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that.

Matthew 5:46 (MSG)

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Day 13/01

Just say ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong. 

Matthew 5:37 (MSG)

Matthew 5:33-48 Psalm 13 Acts 8:1-25 Genesis 31

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The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,    a stronghold in times of trouble.

Psalm 9:9 (NIV)