Joy to the world (2/4)

Before the mountains were brought forth or the earth and the world… Psalm 90:2

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
Adulterers! Do you not know that love of the world results in enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:4 sin God friendship

For everything that is in the world—
the concupiscence of the flesh,
the concupiscence of the eyes,
and the pride of life—
comes not from the Father
but from the world.
1 John 2:16 desires addiction pride
But whoever endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13 patience salvation end times
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
Sing praise to the Lord for his mighty deeds;
let this be known throughout the entire world.
Isaiah 12:5 singing worship world
Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives
do I give it to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled;
be not afraid.
John 14:27 encouragement peace worrying
For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
may not perish
but may attain eternal life.
John 3:16 grace eternal life faith
I have told you these things
so that my joy may be in you
and your joy may be complete.
John 15:11 joy Jesus blameless
In other words, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and not holding people’s transgressions against them, and he committed to us the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:19 sin salvation Jesus
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may show yourselves blameless and beyond reproach, children of God without spot in the midst of an evil and depraved generation, among which you shine like lights in the world as you hold fast tenaciously to the word of life.
Philippians 2:14-16a holiness Word of God life
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the world.
Matthew 28:19-20 evangelism baptism learning
He gives strength to the weary
and new vigor to those who are powerless.
Isaiah 40:29 strength dependence equipment
Let us examine and test our ways
and return to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 conversion repentance life
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh, for the life of the world.
John 6:51 bread Jesus body
Father, allow those you have given me
to be with me where I am,
so that they may behold my glory,
which you have bestowed on me
because you loved me
before the foundation of the world.
John 17:24 Jesus Father prayer
Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
3 John 1:4 joy truth children
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
Psalm 16:2 God worship
Do not swerve either to the right or to the left;
keep your foot far from evil.
Proverbs 4:27 evil righteousness following
See what love
the Father has bestowed on us,
enabling us to be called the children of God,
and that is what we are.
If the world does not recognize us,
that is because it did not know him.
1 John 3:1 love Father children
Pleasing words are like a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and affording health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24 gentleness speaking soul
Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.
Proverbs 12:20 evil joy peace
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
If you seek me, you will survive.
Amos 5:4 seeking life
God chose those in the world who were lowly and despised, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who were regarded as worthy, so that no one could boast in the presence of God.
1 Corinthians 1:28-29 humility calling world
And every tongue should proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
Jesus Christ is Lord.
Philippians 2:11 God obedience acknowledging