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For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying, ‘I have… Acts 13:47

For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying,
‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles
so that you may bring salvation
to the farthest corners of the earth.’
Acts 13:47 evangelism salvation light
When things are going well, be grateful for your blessings,
and in times of adversity consider this:
God has made both of them,
so that we cannot predict with confidence
what the future holds.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 joy life dependence

Their eyes were opened and they realized that they were naked. They took fig leaves and sewed them together, making themselves a covering.
Genesis 3:7 clothing sin
You have given me the shield of your salvation;
your right hand sustains me,
and your goodness makes me great.
You broadened the path beneath me
so that my feet have never stumbled.
Psalm 18:36-37 salvation Word of God protection
God blessed the seventh day and he consecrated it, for on it he rested from all the work he had done when he created all things.
Genesis 2:3 creation blessing sabbath
No one has ever seen God,
but if we love one another,
God abides in us,
and his love is made complete in us.
1 John 4:12 love God neighbor
Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control.
Proverbs 25:28 self-control desires
John’s clothing was made of camel’s hair, with a leather loincloth around his waist, and his food consisted of locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:4 clothing food
But from the very beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh.’ And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.
Mark 10:6-9 marriage body sexuality
While Peter was thus imprisoned, the Church prayed fervently to God for him.
Acts 12:5 prayer neighbor dependence
For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as free men, and we were all given the same Spirit to drink.
1 Corinthians 12:13 baptism Spirit community
I, I alone, am the one who comforts you.
Why then do you fear mortal men who must die,
human beings who must perish like grass?
Isaiah 51:12 comforter fear encouragement
But he was pierced for our offenses
and crushed for our iniquity;
the punishment that made us whole fell upon him,
and by his bruises we have been healed.
Isaiah 53:5 sin Jesus healing
Let us remain firm in the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
Hebrews 10:23 reliability hope acknowledging
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male slave, nor your female slave, nor your animals, nor the foreigner who dwells with you. The Lord made the heavens and the earth and the seas and that which is in them in six days, but he rested the seventh day. Thus, the Lord blessed the Sabbath and declared it to be sacred.
Exodus 20:8-11 sabbath
But God is rich in his mercy, and because he had such great love for us, he brought us to life with Christ when we were already dead through sin—it is by grace that you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5 mercy love Jesus
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill the vow you have made.
Ecclesiastes 5:3 promises reliability obedience
For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
Romans 10:10 faith speaking salvation
But now the righteousness of God that is attested by the Law and the Prophets has been manifested apart from law: the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. No distinction has been made.
Romans 3:21-22 faith law righteousness
I will make haste and not delay
to observe your precepts.
Psalm 119:60 law obedience following
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Do not be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be saved.”
Luke 8:50 fear faith healing
A generous person will be enriched;
he who refreshes others will also be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 generosity food giving
Do not worry about anything, but present your needs to God in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. Then the peace of God, which is beyond all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 gratitude prayer worrying
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I made no attempt to conceal my guilt.
I said, “I will confess my offenses to the Lord,”
and you removed the guilt of my sin. Selah
Psalm 32:5 confession sin forgiveness
One day, as Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath, his disciples began to pick some heads of grain as they walked along. The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are your disciples doing what is forbidden on the Sabbath?”

He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread that only the priests were permitted to eat, and he shared it with his companions.” Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:23-28 sabbath bread

By faith Abraham also received the power of procreation, even though he was well past the age—and Sarah herself was barren—because he believed that the one who had made the promise would be faithful in fulfilling it.