Stacy-Anne Smith
Joseph Kolapudi
Jo Fuller
Hadyn Lea
Jo Fuller - Sunshine Coast
Isaiah 41 verse 10 Don't be afraid for I am with you. Don't be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 43 verse 2 When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
Matthew 6 verse 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not.
Matthew 6 verse 34 So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
2 Corinthians 12 verse 9 My generous favour is all you need. My power works best in your weakness. So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me.
Luke 11 verse 33 No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, it is put on a lamp stand to give light to all who enter the room.
Psalm 37 verse 23 The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord, he delights in every detail of their lives.
Stacy-Ann Smith - West Indies
Psalm 139:15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Matthew 5:6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord
Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
1saiah 2:2 "There is none holy like the Lord : for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.
Philippians P 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Joseph Kolapudi - Brisbane
Genesis 22:14: So Abraham called that place "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided."
Ruth 1:16: But Ruth said, "Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God."
Psalm 85:10: Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other
Proverbs 10:19: Where words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise
1 John 3:16: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
Revelation 7:17: For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Haydn Lea - Brisbane
Daniel 4:34b-35 "I blessed the Most High, and praised and honoured him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, 'What have you done?'"
Hosea 2: 19-20 "And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord."
Ephesians 1:3-4 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him."
Revelation 21:3 "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.'"
Another of Mark Tronson's most beautiful verses is 2 Samuel 3: 38 – And afterward, when David heard it, he said, "My kingdom and I are guiltless before the LORD forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner." I have often thought of this verse, that although sinners, there are very clear circumstances for which we are guiltless over a particular situation.
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html