- Because the sentence for committing an evil act is not carried out quickly, people’s hearts are prone to act wickedly.
- They shall be mine,
says the Lord of hosts,
my own special possession
on the day when I act,
and I will have compassion on them
as a father has compassion
on the son who serves him. - God is not human, that he should lie,
or the son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act,
does he promise and then not fulfill it? - 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. - Every good act of giving and every perfect gift are from above, coming down from the Father of all light. With him there is no alteration or shadow caused by change.
- Therefore, brethren, I implore you by the mercies of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God—a spiritual act of worship.
- For everything there is a season,
and a time for every activity under heaven. - The Lord abhors lying lips,
but he delights in those who are truthful. - The Lord has told you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. - Keep alert; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
- Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways.
- Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due
when it is in your power to grant it. - We have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws.
- Therefore, prepare your minds for action. Be calm and fix your hopes completely on the grace that you will be granted at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Indeed, the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any two-edged sword, it pierces to the point where it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and the intentions of the heart.
- Repent, therefore, and be converted so that your sins may be wiped away.
- While Peter was thus imprisoned, the Church prayed fervently to God for him.
- Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance toward maturity. We must not be forever laying the foundation: repentance for actions that lead to death, faith in God, instruction about baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
- Wait quietly for the Lord
and be patient until he comes.
Do not fret over the man who prospers
because of his evil schemes. - This is
‘the stone rejected by you, the builders,
that has become the cornerstone.’ - After he had decided to follow this course of action, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive Mary into your home as your wife. For this child has been conceived in her womb through the Holy Spirit.”
- I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
- However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does.
- Then it will come to pass
that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - After he said this, he was lifted up as they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight.
They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and so too will your household.”Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts:
he is the King of glory. Selah