Heaven and earth will disappear,
but my words will never disappear.
O my Strength, to you I sing praises,
for you, O God, are my refuge,
the God who shows me unfailing love.
…if anyone tells you,
‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’
don’t believe it.
For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up
and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive,
if possible, God’s chosen ones.
…“This is the sign from the LORD
to prove that he will do as he promised.
Would you like the shadow on the sundial
to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?”
“The shadow always moves forward, Hezekiah replied,
“so that would be easy.
Make it go ten steps backward instead.”
So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this,
and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backwards
on the sundial of Ahaz!
When you are praying,
first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against,
so that your father in heaven will forgive your sins too.
Serve only the LORD your God
and fear him alone.
Obey his commands,
listen to his voice,
and cling to him.
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“Have faith in God.
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain,
‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’
and it will happen.
But you must really believe it will happen
and have no doubt in your heart.
“You alone are the LORD.
You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars.
You made the earth and the seas and everything in them.
You preserve them all,
and the angels of heaven worship you.
“… who in the world can be saved?”
they asked.
Jesus looked at them intently and said,
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible.
But not with God.
Everything is possible with God.”