- On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.”
- Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
- And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
- Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
- Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
- I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws. - Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler! - The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
- And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
- My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge. - I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
- The Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him. - Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
- This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
- The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding. - He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless. - Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
- Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan
to his servants the prophets. - For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
- The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction. - Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.”
- What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
- Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Bible verse of the day
All my longings lie open before you, Lord;my sighing is not hidden from you.