And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Behold, b the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;.
What’s a romance without anger, tears, and woe?
So be very careful how you spend your time. There is nothing more precious. In the twinkling of an eye, heaven may be won or lost... Man will have no excuse before God at the Day of Judgment when he gives an account of how he spent his time.
Fear God and know that God is with those who are mindful of Him.
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD.
Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;.
5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do m the works you did at first.
Thick grow the rush leaves, white dew turned to frost. He, who I love, must be somewhere along the shore.
If not, n I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. Seneca reframes this with.
Be faithful a unto death, and I will give you b the crown of life.
But now, O LORD, you are our Father; z we are the clay, and you are our potter; a we are all the work of your hand.
The pain involved in a premeditated broken heart would easily compare with a case of assault, and yet no court of law would recognize it as a crime.
13To answer before listening – that is folly and shame.
O LORD, be gracious to us; m we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
ECC7.5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.