The unfolding of your words gives light;

it gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:130

Your word, O LORD, is eternal;

it stands firm in the heavens. 

How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 119:89, 103

Now you have every spiritual gift you need

as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He will keep you strong to the end

so that you will be free from all blame

on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. 

God will do this,

for he is faithful to do what he says,

and he has invited you into partnership with his Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:7-9

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…you know how late it is;

time is running out.

Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now

than when we first believed.

The night is almost gone;

the day of salvation will soon be here. 

So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes,

and put on the shining armor of right living.

Romans 13:11-12

Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge!

How impossible it is for us to understand

his decisions and his ways!

For who can know the LORD’s thoughts?

Who knows enough to give him advice?

And who has given him so much

that he needs to pay it back?

Romans 11:33-35

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us

from God’s love.

Neither death nor life,

neither angels nor demons,

neither our fears for today

nor our worries about tomorrow—

not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

No power in the sky above 

or in the earth below—

indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us

from the love of God

that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

But now God has shown us a way

to be right with him…

We are made right with God

by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.

And this is true for everyone who believes,

no matter who we are. 

Romans 3:21-22

Yet we know that a person is made right with God

by faith in Jesus Christ,

not by obeying the law…

…So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,

who loved me and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:16, 20

But you are not controlled by your sinful nature.

You are controlled by the Spirit

if you have the Spirit of God living in you.

(And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ 

living in them do not belong to him at all.)

And Christ lives within you,

so even though your body will die because of sin,

the Spirit gives you life 

because you have been made right with God.

Romans 8:9-10

Don’t store up treasures here on earth,

where moths eat them and rust destroys them,

and where thieves break in and steal.

Store your treasures in heaven,

where moths and rust cannot destroy,

and thieves do not break in and steal.

Wherever your treasure is,

there the desires of your heart will also be.

Matthew 7:19-21