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Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.
Romans 12:12 joy prayer patience
Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Exodus 20:8-11 sabbath

Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Ecclesiastes 11:10 sadness worrying heart
Then the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our lasting good, so as to keep us alive, as is now the case.
Deuteronomy 6:24 obedience blessing law
Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you.
Deuteronomy 5:12-14 sabbath rest
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 sin love neighbor
It is honorable to refrain from strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3 speaking peace anger
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
Genesis 50:20 God life evil
A gossip goes about telling secrets,
but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.
Proverbs 11:13 reliability speaking gossip
Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.
Psalm 127:1 God dependence
They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.
John 14:21 law love Father
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Psalm 32:8 encouragement understanding learning
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 reliability hope acknowledging
Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:1-2 love gentleness neighbor
So acknowledge today and take to heart that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 God heaven world
He declared to you his covenant, which he charged you to observe, that is, the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two stone tablets.
Deuteronomy 4:13 covenant law following
If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:18 persecution Jesus world
But I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 self-control judgment body
For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:28 eternal life reliability righteousness
All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.
1 John 3:24 law God Spirit
By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old—and Sarah herself was barren—because he considered him faithful who had promised.
Hebrews 11:11 trust faith reward
When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
Ecclesiastes 5:4 promises reliability obedience
It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 dependence protection light
Return, faithless Israel,
says the Lord.
I will not look on you in anger,
for I am merciful,
says the Lord;
I will not be angry forever.
Jeremiah 3:12b mercy anger forgiveness
Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
1 Peter 3:8 humility community neighbor

Bible verse of the day

You have the fringe so that, when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and not follow the lust of your own heart and your own eyes.

Numbers 15:39 law obedience desires