Captives of Babylon!

Description of Illustration: text, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon; Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit." Jeremiah 29: 4-7, Babylonian guard, spear, Israelites held captive, painting by Harold Copping

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Looking at life through different glasses...

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 29:11

    

Description of Illustration: A man looks through the wheels of a bike instead of regular glasses, this implies that his point of view is unique, unlike many others. greyscale, hand-drawn illustration, 3 scriptures are included...

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways,
 declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
 so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:8-9

"As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.
 For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4: 18

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Christening Time

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
 you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration, crying infant, proud parents, priest or pastor christening baby, three scriptures

"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their
 angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:10

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works
are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 13-14

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Wisdom for those who are foolish...

"Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." Ephesians 5:15-17 and "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration, graveyard, gun, looking death in the face, looking down the barrel of a gun, weeping willow, tombstone, grave marker, place of death

"For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children And have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do good they do not know." Jeremiah 4:22 and "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!" Luke 24:25 and "You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. I do not accept glory from human beings, but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name. you will accept him." John 5:43

"Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool." Proverbs 19:1 and "To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled." Titus 1:15 and "A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?" Ecclesiastes 10:14

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Scriptures about false witness or testimony...

"If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you." 1 Peter 4:14 and "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." Matthew 5:11

Description of the illustration: pointing with sticks, pushing others around, persecution, intolerance, hating your neighbors, telling lies, the unrighteous, insults, deception

"And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Deuteronomy 5:20 and "So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty. Malachi 3:5

"How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." Job 21:34 and "...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment," 2 Peter 2:9

"With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered." Proverbs 11:9 and "...until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." Ephesians 4:13

"For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit." Psalm 35:20 and "Their tongue is a deadly arrow; It speaks deceit; With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, But inwardly he sets an ambush for him." Jeremiah 9:8

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Sunflowers and Zinnias Graphics

"The LORD your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save,
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
 He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over
 you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV

Description of the Illustration: transparent backgrounds, sunflowers and one zinnia, stems, leaves, petals

"The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying , "Yes,
 I have loved you with n everlasting love, therefore
 with lovingkindness I have drawn you." Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV

"Trust in him at all times, O people, pour out your
 hearts to him, for God is our refuge." Psalm 62:8

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NIX The Sin in Your Head!

"He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred
 us to the kingdom of his beloved Son." Colossians 1:13 (ESV)

Description of Illustration: black and white illustrations of a cartoon man with an open head, in the dark of his mind is a text "NIX", scriptures from Colossians, Jeremiah and Romans

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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans
for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
 Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)

"For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus
 from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:2 (ESV)

Falling Leaves Plus Scripture

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)

Description of Illuminations: transparent backgrounds, frame with brown leaves, tree with fall colors, scriptures from Jeremiah and 1 Corinthians, white text

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"But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived" - the things God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 (New International Version)

Give Thanks to God

Description of the Illustration: The word "Thanksgiving" surrounded by a corn stalk and  a tiny red roofed church peeking through the letter "T" decorate the scripture. The text is from the book of Jeremiah: "The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever," For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD." Jeremiah 33:11 (NIV)

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• Thanksgiving 101 
• Sermons by Rev. William Adams, D. D. and Rev. Samuel Adler  
• Thanksgiving Sermon by Jonathan Edwards
• Happy Thanksgiving by Sproul
• Living A Life of Gratitude by Pastor Waialeale
• The Key to Having the Life You Really Want by Joyce Meyer
• A Thankful Heart in an Unthankful World  

Scriptures About Ancestors

"I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee: for thou hast made known unto us the king's matter." Daniel 2:23 (ASV), transparent background

Illuminated Quotes Described: a collection of scriptures about ancestors illuminated with fancy frames and lettering, primarily in red, green, gold and black

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"So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did: they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. Because of this, God in his wisdom said, I will sent them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.' There fore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary." Luke 11: 48-51 (NIV), tan background

"Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Return to Me," declares the Lord of hosts, "that I may return to you," says the Lord of hosts. Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds." But they did not listen or give heed to Me," declares the Lord. "Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? Zechariah 1:4 (NIV), black background

"Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches." Jeremiah and "and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither..." Job 1:21 (ASV), transparent background

"We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly." Psalm 106:6, beige background

"Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses." Joshua 24:22 (ESV) transparent background

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Psalms 1

Description of Illumination: from a 1904 Psalter, Church of England, King James Bible, this is the original King James Text from the 1900s, the Chapter comes in red/pink, blue/pale blue or in tan/beige:

"Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners: and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side: that will bring forth his fruit in due season. 4 His leaf also shall not wither: and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. 5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: and the way of the ungodly shall perish."

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Here is the cross reference for Psalm 1:1 from Jeremiah 15:17 (NIV). It has a white background.

Above is the cross reference for Psalm 1: 3-4, when the King James was updated, verse 4 was combined into verse 3 over time. However in the 1900 version there are 7 verses in the first chapter of Psalms. The original 4th verse is quite lovely. In either case the verse from Ezekiel is the cross reference for both.

Matthew 11:28

Description of Illustration: tiny bird boarder in red and pink, swirls, scripture reads "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for you souls." Matthew 11:28-29 (NIV)

tiny dancing, red bird (gif)

"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." Jeremiah 31:25
This is the cross reference for Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
swirl frame, red and pink colors

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Jeremiah 31:3

This illuminated scripture comes in a dark forest green, beige, gold and teal. It has a floral motif.

Description of Illustration: scripture from Jeremiah with an illuminated letter "T" it will become the color of your pages when you upload it onto your blog. scripture "The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying:"Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you." Jeremaih 31:3

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Jeremiah 15:16

 

Description of Illustration:  red frame, text reads "Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O, Lord, God of hosts." Jeremiah 15:16

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Isaiah 45:18

Description of Illustration:  a tan floral frame with two versus illuminated:

• "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12
• "For this is what the LORD says he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited he says: "I am the LORD, and there is no other." Isaiah 45:18
  

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Jeremiah 10:10

Description of Illustration:  Jeremiah 10:10 framed in red diamond patterned frame, "But the Lord is the true God; he is the everlasting God and the everlasting King."

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Jeremiah 29:11

Description of Illustration:  a red and white frame and the scripture Jeremiah 29:11 from the NIV, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

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Jeremiah in The Cistern

Description of Illustration: The Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah, illustrated in black and white, Text reads, "So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern pit of Malchiah the King's son, which was in the court of the guard" Jeremiah 38:6

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