Yesterday, I posted my favorite Bible verse and asked y’all to send in yours. As they continue to roll in, I thought it might be interesting to post what some famous folks said their favorite verses were.
Here’s the first selection …
At the Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, there’s a monument dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all those who have struggled for racial equality in America. The monument is a circular slab of granite over which flows a gentle, never-ending stream. Above it appears Dr. King’s favorite verse:
Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:24)
Read those words again. Soak in ‘em. Let ‘em seep deep into your soul. And then ask God to help you be a person who passionately pursues justice and righteousness. It just might change the world.
Got a favorite verse you’d like to share? I’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below, tweet me @getupwithgod or email me at getupwithgod@gmail.com. Thanks!
Here are some more of your tweets, Facebook comments & emails. See yesterday’s post for more. Thanks again for all your participation!
@SweetPetite115 “For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believe in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (Jn 3:16)
@theheatson “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” (Lam 3:21-24)
@Vale_8AC: Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty… (Ps 91:1)
Elizabeth C: “O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.” (Jn 5:3)
Julie L: “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” (Is 55:12 KJV)
Anonymous: “The truth shall set you free.” (Jn 8:32)
Thomas S: “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” (Jn 14:12). Thomas added these quite helpful comments:
Some Questions that I like to challenge listeners with when i share this verse:
-Do you believe in Jesus? (Not just that He exists, or is a good man, but that He is the Son of God sent to give you life now, and forever?)
-What has Jesus been doing? (read the gospels . . . proclaims the Good News, brings healing to the sick, sets the prisoners free)
-Do you know anyone who needs to hear the Good News? Who is sick and could use healing? Who is in bondage or being held prisoner by something?
-What might the “greater things than these be” that Jesus is equipping you to be and do through the Holy Spirit? (note the context of John 14-17)
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 5:19 (KJV)
Thanks for sharing that, Rich — appreciate it! Amen!!