Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands. The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation. How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver! Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Do not judge, or you too will be judged. When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” When I said, “My foot is slipping,”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all. God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble. Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory. Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.Next verse!With image