Dependence (2/2)

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a… Romans 12:4-5

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
Romans 12:4-5 body Jesus community
Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms.
Psalm 68:19 worship salvation

But God is my helper.
The Lord keeps me alive!
Psalm 54:4 life equipment
O Lord, I have come to you for protection;
don’t let me be disgraced.
Save me, for you do what is right.
Psalm 31:1 righteousness redeemer
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
Psalm 3:3 overcoming protection
Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 creation understanding life
The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
1 Samuel 2:7 money almighty humility
From the depths of despair, O Lord,
I call for your help.
Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.
Psalm 130:1-2 listening mercy grace
Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people.
Psalm 3:8 salvation blessing
Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship.
He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
Job 1:20-21 worship suffering sadness
Give us today the food we need.
Matthew 6:11 prayer bread
Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.
Romans 15:32 obedience joy
Our God is in the heavens,
and he does as he wishes.
Psalm 115:3 God heaven understanding
But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
Acts 12:5 prayer neighbor community
But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
Hosea 13:6 materialism pride food
You light a lamp for me.
The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 protection light
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
Romans 8:5 life body Spirit
I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.
Psalm 143:6 worship receiving