End times (2/2)

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth before the bad… Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth
before the bad times come
and the years draw near when you will say,
“I take no pleasure in them”.
Ecclesiastes 12:1 creation life joy
The love of the Lord is never exhausted,
nor do his deeds of mercy ever come to an end.
They are renewed every morning;
his faithfulness never ceases.
Lamentations 3:22-23 reliability love compassion

Yet even so, because of your great compassion,
you did not completely destroy them,
nor did you forsake them,
for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Nehemiah 9:31 grace mercy nearness
Jesus answered, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive in this age a hundred times more houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and lands—as well as persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Mark 10:29-30 evangelism blessing persecution
And God is able to enrich you with an abundance of every grace, so that, with all of your needs provided for, you may be able to produce a surplus of good works.
2 Corinthians 9:8 blessing worrying goodness
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, where he was tempted by the devil. During that time he ate nothing, and at the end of it he was famished.
Luke 4:1-2 fasting temptation Jesus
The Lord is good,
an unfailing refuge in a time of distress.
He takes care of those who place their trust in him.
Nahum 1:7 protection goodness safety
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with a joy that is indescribable and glorious. For you are achieving the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:8-9 faith joy salvation
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 eternal life reliability God
A fool gives free rein to his anger,
but a wise man bides his time and calms it.
Proverbs 29:11 anger wisdom self-control
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and indeed to the farthest ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8 evangelism Spirit strength
For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:11-12 friendship strength encouragement
God saved us and called us to a life of holiness, not because of our works but according to his own purpose and the grace that has been bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus from all eternity.
2 Timothy 1:9 grace holiness salvation
Before the mountains were brought forth
or the earth and the world came into existence,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psalm 90:2 creation God understanding
However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, and considerate, full of mercy and good fruits, without any trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
James 3:17 honesty peace wisdom
I press on toward the finishing line to win the heavenly prize to which God has called me in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14 reward Jesus calling
For I know full well the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for your misfortune, plans that will offer you a future filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 planning blessing hope
Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb,
so shall he depart, naked as he came,
with nothing remaining from his labor
that he can carry away in his hands.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 greed materialism heaven
Be mindful, O Lord, that mercy and kindness
have been yours from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth
or my many transgressions,
but remember me in your kindness,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.
Psalm 25:6-7 sin mercy goodness
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.
1 Peter 1:13 grace Jesus Spirit
You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23 rebirth 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
To him who in all things is able
through the power
that is at work within us
to accomplish abundantly far more
than all we can ask or imagine,
to him be glory in the Church
and in Christ Jesus
through all generations,
forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 humility worship strength
I ask that from the riches of his glory he may grant through his Spirit that you be strengthened with power in your inner being and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 3:16-17a faith love Spirit
In the netherworld, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham, far off, and Lazarus by his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’
Luke 16:23-24 hell death heaven