Getting calm before the Lord
Let my soul be at rest again, for the LORD has been good to me. (Psalm 116:7 NLT)
Everybody needs encouragement!
Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. (1 Peter 3:8 NLT)
We may not see the answer
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life. (Proverbs 6:23 NIV)
He showed God’s love
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. (John 1:1-3)
In spite of our sins
For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. (Psalms 100:5 NLT)
Veneration and devotion
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments! (Psalm 112:1 ESV)
That principle is
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its purpose. (Proverbs 16:3-4 ESV)
Sad to say
You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. (Matthew 5:14-16 NLT)
We only benefit
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29 ESV)
Because we choose
Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people. (Colossians 3:23 ESV)
Asking, seeking, and knocking
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (Luke 11:9-10 ESV)
Even if you feel like…
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (Psalm 100:1, 4 ESV)
I never made a sacrifice
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence. (Acts 2:28)
So how much is enough?
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need. (Luke 12:31 NLT)
It’s hope
We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3–5 ESV)
We can choose to…
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. (Hebrew 10:24 NIV)
Somewhere, somehow, sometime
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (Mark 1:35 KJV)