Friendship

God’s Promise to Isaac

And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases

Courage

Laws About Bodily Discharges

"Hear and understand:  it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."

Radiant

Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what seems good to him.

divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.

Brighter than the sun

So you, by the help of your God, return,
    hold fast to love and justice,
   and wait continually for your God.


And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Not of This World

'Thus says the LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you,  and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened, then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'


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.

Majesty

All the days of the afflicted are evil,
   but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD
   than great treasure and trouble with it.
 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
   than a fattened ox and hatred with it.


Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.  Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Adoration

Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?


Stand Firm

Male and female he created them

How great are his signs,
   how mighty his wonders!


"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
   nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him"

Flashes of Lightning

As your name, O God,
   so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.


 "I will open my mouth in parables;
    I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world."

The soul of the diligent

 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God.'

So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

Healing Power

For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life!

 "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
    and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."

A Marvelous Light

So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

Purpose and thought in the heart

 the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia


For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Meditation

From out of the city the dying groan,
   and the soul of the wounded cries for help;
   yet God charges no one with wrong.


Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

The Multitudes

The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless,
   but destruction to evildoers.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.

Sunrise, Sunset

You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house.

make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

to the ends of the earth

The LORD Is My Light and My Salvation

'This people honors me with their lips,
   but their heart is far from me;

In His Presence

Descendants of Ephraim

  ²³And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. ²⁵Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, ²⁶Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, ²⁷Nun his son, Joshua his son.


The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹When they had rowed about three or four miles,^[b] they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. ^20(T) But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Cry Out

So they decreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come and keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem, for they had not kept it as often as prescribed.

Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Sheep

They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.

 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.

Rest

Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

Jesus said to them,  "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

As Time Goes By

My son, eat honey, for it is good,
   and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
   if you find it, there will be a future,
   and your hope will not be cut off.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.

The deep

Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me

Make Your Calling and Election Sure

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

In The Quiet Place

Teach Me Your Paths

Greet also the church in their house.

The mountains and the hills are His also.

For the life of every creature is its blood

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness.

Peace Like a River

'Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Out of the Depths

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

The Miry Bog

Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD’s contribution

"You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!