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My joy (3/4)

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.As for me, I do not regard my life as of any value, only that I finish the race and complete the mission that I received from the Lord Jesus—to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace.
My child, if your heart is wise, my own heart will rejoice!My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad.
For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior and a savior. He will rejoice over you with gladness and renew you through his love. He will exult over you with shouts of joy.
God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.He gives a home to those who are forsaken and leads out prisoners amid chants of exultation, while rebels are forced to live in an arid land.
Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me.Hear my prayer, O Lord; do not be deaf to my cry or ignore my weeping. For I am a wayfarer before you, a nomad like all my ancestors.
And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.I will put my Spirit in you and make you follow my statutes and my ordinances.
Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything.
Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise.If you would seriously consider my reproof, I would pour out my thoughts to you and make my precepts known to you.
But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.In my anguish I cried out to the Lord and called to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.Whoever feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I dwell in him.
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me? Place your hope in God; for I will once again praise him, my Savior and my God.
I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes.
When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!Even though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, even though the olive crop will fail and the orchards will yield no food, even though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, I will continue to rejoice in the Lord, and exult in the God of my salvation.
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes.
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day.
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.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
You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.Observe my Sabbaths and stand in awe before my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid?
You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.O Lord, all my longing is known to you, and my sighs are not hidden from you.
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high.
You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me.
If you love me, obey my commandments.If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
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