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It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because… Lamentations 3:22-23

The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23	It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. reliability love compassion
When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! Job 42:10	And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. prayer blessing money

But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ Luke 18:13	And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. repentance conversion humility
And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. 1 John 4:13	Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. God Spirit nearness
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3	According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. strength life receiving
And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 John 5:11	And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. eternal life Jesus
And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. Genesis 3:21	Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. clothing
But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. Psalm 33:18	Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. reliability God awe
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13	Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice friendship
Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:24	Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. selfishness love neighbor
The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. Psalm 103:13	Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. love fear Father
What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. Psalm 33:12	Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. God reward blessing
All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. Revelation 3:5	He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. overcoming promises heaven
Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. Psalm 112:1	Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. law love awe
For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. Deuteronomy 30:16	In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. law blessing life
Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God. Habakkuk 2:4	Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. righteousness life reliability
But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. Job 23:10-11	But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. blameless righteousness
The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. 1 Corinthians 7:3-4	Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. marriage body sexuality
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever! Psalm 111:10	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. awe wisdom worship
If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. Matthew 10:39	He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. eternal life suffering life
God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law. Proverbs 28:9	He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. prayer obedience listening
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:16-17	That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. faith love Spirit
The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. Proverbs 18:11	The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. money materialism
Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9	Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. reliability law God
Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? Romans 6:3	Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Jesus baptism

So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.