Life (2/6)

When things are going well, be grateful for your blessings, and in… Ecclesiastes 7:14

When things are going well, be grateful for your blessings,
and in times of adversity consider this:
God has made both of them,
so that we cannot predict with confidence
what the future holds.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 joy dependence
Whoever gains wisdom loves his own soul;
one who cherishes understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 19:8 wisdom mind

Commit your way to the Lord;
place your trust in him, and he will act.
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause, like the noonday.
Psalm 37:5-6 trust righteousness light
So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own.
Matthew 6:34 worrying dependence
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 salvation death
Let no one regard you with contempt because of your youth, but serve as an example to the believers in your speech and conduct, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
1 Timothy 4:12 faith love
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may show yourselves blameless and beyond reproach, children of God without spot in the midst of an evil and depraved generation, among which you shine like lights in the world as you hold fast tenaciously to the word of life.
Philippians 2:14-16a holiness Word of God blameless
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us exult and rejoice in it.
Psalm 118:24 creation joy
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39 eternal life suffering
The heart is more deceitful than any other thing,
and it is also perverse.
Who can uncover its secrets?
I, the Lord, search the heart
and probe the mind
to reward all according to their conduct
and as their deeds deserve.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 reward heart
Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:1 body death heaven
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but cherish my commandments in your heart,
for they will bring you length of days,
more years of life, and an abundance of prosperity.
Proverbs 3:1-2 law heart peace
Surely God is my helper;
the Lord is the one who sustains me.
Psalm 54:6 dependence equipment
God’s love was revealed to us in this way:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
1 John 4:9 love Jesus world
Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Matthew 6:25 food worrying beauty
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not allow myself to be dominated by anything.
1 Corinthians 6:12 addiction desires righteousness
He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 creation understanding dependence
Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:22 salvation death
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 Jesus death
Jesus replied,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.”
John 14:6 truth Father mediator
If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 Spirit following
Jesus replied, “Blessed, rather, are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
Luke 11:28 Word of God listening
Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name.
Psalm 63:4-5 love worship praise
Blessed is the man who perseveres when he is tempted, for when he has been proven, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 reward temptation
You are the light of the world. A city built upon a mountain cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:14 righteousness evangelism light

I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.

Bible verse of the day

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all assembled together in one place. Suddenly, there came from heaven a sound similar to that of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were sitting.

Acts 2:1-2 Spirit heaven pentecost