Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains me;
your help has made me great.
You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.”
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.
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth.
Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children.
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
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