WOW-Its tough to narrow it down to just one or two stories,huh?
I,d have to say one of my VERY FAVORITES is from the very beginning of the Bible -the story of Joseph- how he could be so mistreated and keep
his faith in God ,and not turn bitter or hateful- how he still loved
them and forgave them in the end-after God had taken him from slave
to ruler of Egypt! He is a Huge ex. of love and forgiving and faith in God!

You have to love the Old Testament story (Num.) About Joshua and Caleb-
Which I feel strongly about because I named my boys Joshua and Caleb.

Who doesn't LOVE the story of the WISE woman Deborah, God sent to be
judge over Israel and her GREAT WISDOM HELPED Israel win the war. :)

I have so many, but i'll choose I Corinthians 13.

Well, with that being said, ndnthomas ,we could just say any book Paul
wrote,huh?

Yes, MelofNC, any epistle of Paul is great!

And don't forget Jael, MelofNC-God used her to kill Sisera.

Yeah, just the ones you love. Whichever scriptures/passages in the Bible inspire you or thought are important, etc. Which ones might be the ones that catches your eye.

Maybe perhaps if you had to do a Bible study or imagine being a leader or pastor, etc., what would you love to tell your congregation?

Anyways, I hoped that I helped out some. It's great to share.

My first favourite is Ephesians 13:5 "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" - Jesus cried out on the cross whilst carrying the sin of us all asking his father why he had been forsaken and here I get the promise God will never forsake me, I am so fortunate that when I cry out to God he is there for me.

The second scripture I love is Matthew 22:36, the same as Mark 12: 28-34 where Jesus is asked which is the greatest commandment and Jesus instead of quoting those ten difficult to keep commandments gives us only two centered on loving God and each other, so much easier to keep and I am so thankful for that!

Thanks PenguinPeru for a great post resulting in a real sharing and not just a debate.

psalm 40:1-5

Yes, Thanks Penquinperu- We need more posts like this one! Warm
and fuzzy! :)

THE ENTIRE BOOK OF REVELATION. ENDTIME PROPHESY REALLY EXCITES ME AND I STUDY IT WITH GREAT VIGOR AS IT PERTAINS TO DAILY EVENTS IN TODAYS WORLD TO WATCH THE PAGES IN WHICH I READ COME TO LIFE ON THE NIGHTY WORLD NEWS BROADCASTS. JACK VAN IMPEE(SP?) IS AWESOME AT TAKING ARTICLES IN THE NEWS AND CROSS REFERANCING IT WITH SCRIPTURE. IT KEEPS IT REAL FOR ME, AND THAT'S HOW I LIVE MY LIFE.

Gzus, I love Jack Van Impee too. When I see what's going on today, it just proves to me that the Bible is totally right. Well, I already knew that, but I'm reminded of it time and time again.

I believe you would love the book of Daniel too because there's a lot of end-time prophesy in that book too. It's like Revelation in the Old Testament--so to speak.

Ziporah, my main interest is to share and have all of us share our love for the Lord and to share among each other how the Bible touches us and is the deepest meaning to us. Debate is only good if it's taken in moderation. Other than that, it doesn't belong in a Christian's life.

MeloNC, you're welcome. Being warm and fuzzy is what is all about. :)

I have posted several of my favs before so I thought about the one that has come to my mind the most in my darkest hours.

Psa 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

AMEN,Kay! How could I forget that one!!????

I simply love Hebrews 11:1

Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.

Paul tell us in this scripture that faith is the substance of things hoped for, right NOW. Praise God that he gives us a right now faith to believe that He will do what He promised and He is returning for us. It takes tremendous faith to believe that.