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Alicia Kalowick

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

Aug 4

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Jude 1:1-25 NLT

But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction. What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion. When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots. They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness. Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want. But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them. This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ. But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen. May God give you more and more mercy, peace, and love. Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful. And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment. And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment. In the same way, these people—who claim authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings. But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses’ body.)

Jul 17

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 21:7-11 NASB

Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their adescendants from among the sons of men.Though they aintended evil against You And bdevised a plot, They will not succeed.For the king atrusts in the Lord, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High bhe will not be shaken.Your hand will afind out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you.You will make them aas a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The Lord will bswallow them up in His wrath, And cfire will devour them.

Jul 17

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 20:1-8 NASB

May the Lord answer you ain the day of trouble! May the bname of the cGod of Jacob set you securely on high!May He send you help afrom the sanctuary And bsupport you from Zion!May He aremember all your meal offerings And bfind your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.May He grant you your aheart's desire And bfulfill all your counsel!We will asing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will bset up our banners. May the Lord cfulfill all your petitions.Now aI know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will banswer him from His holy heaven With the csaving strength of His right hand.Some boast in chariots and some in ahorses, But bwe will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.They have abowed down and fallen, But we have brisen and stood upright.

Jul 17

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 20:9 NASB

aSave, O Lord; May the bKing answer us in the day we call.

Jul 17

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:44-46 NASB

As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners asubmit to me.Foreigners afade away, And bcome trembling out of their fortresses.The Lord alives, and blessed be bmy rock; And exalted be cthe God of my salvation,

Jul 16

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:16-43 NASB

He asent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of bmany waters.He adelivered me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were btoo mighty for me.They confronted me in athe day of my calamity, But bthe Lord was my stay.He brought me forth also into a abroad place; He rescued me, because bHe delighted in me.The Lord has arewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the bcleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.For I have akept the ways of the Lord, And have bnot wickedly departed from my God.For all aHis ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His bstatutes from me.I was also ablameless with Him, And I bkept myself from my iniquity.Therefore the Lord has arecompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.With athe kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless bYou show Yourself blameless;With the pure You show Yourself apure, And with the crooked bYou show Yourself astute.For You asave an afflicted people, But bhaughty eyes You abase.For You alight my lamp; The Lord my God billumines my darkness.For by You I can arun upon a troop; And by my God I can bleap over a wall.As for God, His way is ablameless; The bword of the Lord is tried; He is a cshield to all who take refuge in Him.For awho is God, but the Lord? And who is a brock, except our God,The God who agirds me with strength And makes my way bblameless?He amakes my feet like hinds' feet, And bsets me upon my high places.He atrains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bbend a bow of bronze.You have also given me athe shield of Your salvation, And Your bright hand upholds me; And cYour gentleness makes me great.You aenlarge my steps under me, And my bfeet have not slipped.I apursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back buntil they were consumed.I shattered them, so that they were anot able to rise; They fell bunder my feet.For You have agirded me with strength for battle; You have bsubdued under me those who rose up against me.You have also made my enemies aturn their backs to me, And I bdestroyed those who hated me.They cried for help, but there was anone to save, Even to the Lord, but bHe did not answer them.Then I beat them fine as the adust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.You have delivered me from the acontentions of the people; You have placed me as bhead of the nations; A cpeople whom I have not known serve me.

Jul 16

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:6 NASB

In my adistress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice bout of His temple, And my ccry for help before Him came into His ears.

Jul 15

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:1-3 NASB

"I love You, O Lord, amy strength."The Lord is amy rock and bmy fortress and my cdeliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My dshield and the ehorn of my salvation, my fstronghold.I call upon the Lord, who is aworthy to be praised, And I am bsaved from my enemies.

Jul 15

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:4-5 NASB

The acords of death encompassed me, And the btorrents of ungodliness terrified me.The acords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

Jul 15

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:1-3 NLT

I love you, LORD; you are my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

Jul 15

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Psalms 18:1-3 KJV

I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Jul 15

Alicia Kalowick

highlighted Proverbs 5:21-22 NLT

For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

Jul 5