For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. I acknowledge my sin unto thee,
and mine iniquity have I not hid.
I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord;
and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. The wise in heart will receive commandments:
but a prating fool shall fall. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Therefore I will look unto the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation:
my God will hear me. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Whom have I in heaven but thee?
and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul;
therefore will I hope in him. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Honour the Lord with thy substance,
and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Envy thou not the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways.
For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.Next verse!With image