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We know how much God loves us, and we have put our… 1 John 4:16

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John 4:16	We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. trust love God
Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40	Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. conversion repentance life

In those days when you pray, I will listen. Jeremiah 29:12	You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. worship prayer listening
The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up. 1 Samuel 2:7	Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. money almighty humility
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14	If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. humility forgiveness healing
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37	Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. judgment forgiveness
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8	Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. reliability Jesus
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21	He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. love righteousness life
Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. John 14:21	One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him. law love Father
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. Psalm 103:8	Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. grace love patience
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28	Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. hope encouragement rest
Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Psalm 82:3	Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. orphans neighbor righteousness
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. Proverbs 31:9	Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. righteousness speaking giving
So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. Acts 13:3	Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. blessing prayer fasting
“Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. Joel 2:13	Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. heart grace love
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24	Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way. eternal life holiness righteousness
I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. Revelation 3:19	As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. love life punishment
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light. Matthew 11:29-30	Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. humility rest learning
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. Psalm 24:1	The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it. God life almighty
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Ephesians 5:9	For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. light goodness righteousness
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	Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal. greed materialism heaven
For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:24	God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. truth worship Spirit
Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Deuteronomy 13:4	You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling to him. awe listening following
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. Proverbs 2:9	Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. righteousness goodness honesty
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. Acts 2:42	They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. community prayer obedience

But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.