For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.
Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
And every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love.Next verse!With image