We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble. He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly. Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs. For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you. If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them. Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens. One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. What a person desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”Next verse!With image