In the beginning (2/4)

Take delight in the LORD, and he will grant you what your heart desires. Psalm 37:4

Take delight in the Lord,
and he will grant you what your heart desires.
Psalm 37:4 giving seeking heart
I am confident that I will behold the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 goodness trust

“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
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to all those on whom his favor rests.
Luke 2:14 christmas peace angels
I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom
and led you along the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 4:11 wisdom learning righteousness
Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God.
Romans 8:8 sin dependence desires
Whatever you ask in my name I will do,
so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:13 Jesus Father prayer
I will place my rainbow in the clouds and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:13 covenant promises
Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.
Proverbs 12:20 evil joy peace
I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Repent and live!
Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.
Ephesians 5:8 light children life
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord, our God.
Psalm 20:8 trust idols
The fear of others will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure.
Proverbs 29:25 trust fear
And every day, both in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming Jesus as the Christ.
Acts 5:42 evangelism learning Messiah
For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord.
Luke 2:11 Savior Messiah christmas
Be strong and courageous in your hearts,
all you who place your hope in the Lord.
Psalm 31:25 hope encouragement heart
Train a child in the way he should go,
and he will not deviate from it, even in old age.
Proverbs 22:6 righteousness family children
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Luke 15:10 joy angels repentance
Do not love the world
or what is in the world.
If anyone does love the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 2:15 sin love Father
God created mankind in his image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27 creation God beauty
The one who pays heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20 trust blessing listening
Dear children,
you are from God
and you have conquered them,
for the one who is in you is greater
than the one who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 salvation overcoming almighty
He reveals deep and hidden mysteries
and knows what lies in the darkness,
for light dwells with him.
Daniel 2:22 almighty sin evil
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 law family children
Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18 grace worship understanding