…there is joy in the presence of God’s angels

when even one sinner repents.”

Luke 15:10

“Come now, let’s settle this,”

says the LORD.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

I will make them as white as snow.

Though they are red like crimson,

I will make them as white as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

…his master said,

“Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges

and urge anyone you find to come,

so that the house will be full.

Luke 14:23

Fear God and obey his commands,

for this is everyone’s duty.

God will judge us for everything we do,

including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

This is what the LORD says:

“At just the right time, I will respond to you.

…I will help you.

I will protect you…

Isaiah 49:8

But you, dear friends, must build each other up

in your most holy faith,

pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,

and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who will bring you eternal life…

Jude 20-21

…people will come from all over the world—

from east and west, north and south—

to take their places in the Kingdom of God.

And note this:

Some who seem least important now 

will be the greatest then,

and some who are the greatest now

will be least important then.”

Luke 13:29-30

(The Upper Room, Jerusalem)

Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.

If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind

or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,

so you cannot understand the activity of God,

who does all things.

Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon,

for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity

or another—or maybe both.

Ecclesiastes 11:4-6

Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland

…When someone has been given much,

much will be required in return;

and when someone has been entrusted with much,

even more will be required.

Luke 12:48