May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. 1 Thessalonians 5:23. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their…

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9. “We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.” Luke 24:21. If we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait…

Those possessed of genuine love have God’s life in them and are well acquainted with Him. Those who are not have no knowledge of Him, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8, PARAPHRASE. Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24 NKJV. Oh, what…

When He has brought out all His own, He goes on ahead of them, and His sheep follow Him because they know His voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice. John 10:4-5. Be of good comfort, be of…

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:5-6. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You…

(The Pharisees said,) “We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where He comes from.” John 9:29. Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you. 1 Peter 4:12. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes…

The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. Psalm 147:11. We have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16 NKJV. Then Jesus said to him,…

I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Isaiah 45:3. Thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and…

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. Hebrews 12:3 NKJV. The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3. (Jesus) said to her, “Daughter, your faith has…

I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.…