For unto us a child is born (4/4)

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13

And do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 temptation desires evil
And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us.
And we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 truth Jesus Word of God

Everyone who sins comes from the devil,
for the devil has been a sinner
from the very beginning.
The Son of God appeared for this very purpose:
to destroy the work of the devil.
1 John 3:8 sin devil
We have come to know
and to believe in
the love that God has for us.
God is love,
and whoever abides in love
abides in God,
and God in him.
1 John 4:16 trust love God
This, in fact, is what you have been called to do, because Christ himself suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21 suffering following calling
By these he has given us his precious promises, great beyond all price, so that through them you may escape from the corruption with which evil desires have infected the world and thereby may come to share in the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:4 reward desires world
For everything there is a season,
and a time for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 planning life heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:11 prayer bread dependence
For who is God except the Lord?
Who is a rock aside from our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
Let us remain firm in the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
Hebrews 10:23 reliability hope acknowledging
Such hope will not be doomed to disappointment, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Romans 5:5 hope heart Spirit
The heavens proclaim the glory of God;
the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
One day imparts that message to the next,
and night conveys that knowledge to night.
Psalm 19:2-3 worship heaven
We also know
that the Son of God has come
and given us understanding
so that we can know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true,
since we are in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 Jesus understanding truth
And this is the testimony:
God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:11 eternal life Jesus
Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.
Psalm 95:6 creation worship humility
Some friends can lead us to ruin,
but a true friend is closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 friendship family
See what love
the Father has bestowed on us,
enabling us to be called the children of God,
and that is what we are.
If the world does not recognize us,
that is because it did not know him.
1 John 3:1 love Father children
Observe your father’s command, my son,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching.
Proverbs 6:20 obedience family listening
For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying,
‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles
so that you may bring salvation
to the farthest corners of the earth.’
Acts 13:47 evangelism salvation light
O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us,
for we have placed our hope in you.
Psalm 33:22 trust reliability hope
Let us never grow weary in doing what is right, for if we do not give up, we will reap our harvest in due time.
Galatians 6:9 righteousness reward patience
Therefore, we love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19 love God
Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up.
Romans 15:2 selfishness encouragement neighbor
And as we gaze upon the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, all of us are being transformed into that same image from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation
For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him.
Philippians 1:29 grace faith suffering