Rise up (2/4)

When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken… Mark 16:19

When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Mark 16:19	Then, after he had spoken to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven, and there he took his place at the right hand of God. Jesus ascension heaven
When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways. Acts 3:26	When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your wicked ways. resurrection Jesus blessing

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11	Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing. encouragement learning neighbor
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:10	Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. God humility reward
Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Romans 8:32	He did not spare his own Son but gave him up for all of us. How then can he fail also to give us everything else along with him? sacrifice Father receiving
I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! Psalm 121:1-2	I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will I receive help? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. creation encouragement dependence
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers! Luke 9:16-17	Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute among the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up what was left over—twelve baskets of fragments. miracles food prayer
I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. Psalm 94:18	When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. reliability love dependence
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly. Psalm 146:8	And opens the eyes of those who cannot see. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. sickness healing righteousness
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Ephesians 6:4	Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. law family children
The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up. 1 Samuel 2:7	The Lord makes poor and makes rich, he humbles and he also exalts. money almighty humility
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:19-20	Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where they will be destroyed by moth and rust and where thieves break in and steal. Rather, store up treasure for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves cannot break in and steal. greed materialism heaven
You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. Psalm 18:28	You, O Lord, are light for my lamp; O my God, you make my darkness turn to light. dependence protection light
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9	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. righteousness reward patience
If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. Matthew 10:38	And anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. suffering Jesus following
Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. Proverbs 12:25	Anxiety in the human heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. speaking worrying heart
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. Proverbs 17:22	A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. healing heart sickness
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. Psalm 63:3-4	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. love life worship
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. Psalm 31:19	How great is your goodness, O Lord, which you have stored up for those who fear you and which you bestow on those who take refuge in you, in the presence of all the people. trust fear blessing
The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. Luke 12:2	There is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing secret that will not become known. truth honesty
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. Proverbs 2:7	He reserves his wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who lead blameless lives. righteousness blessing protection
I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. Revelation 20:12-13	And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their deeds, as were recorded in the scrolls. The sea gave up all the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. The dead were judged according to their deeds. resurrection judgment
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people.” Exodus 24:12	The Lord said to Moses, “Climb up to me on the mountain and remain there. I will give you stone tablets with the laws and commandments that I have written for their instruction.” law obedience receiving
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15	Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ. love truth Jesus
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. Proverbs 31:9	Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments; defend the rights of the wretched and the poor. righteousness speaking giving

But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.

However, you, dear friends, must build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God as you await our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy, who will grant you eternal life.

Bible verse of the day

But the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.”

Mark 16:6 Jesus resurrection easter