Verse of the Day | August 18, 2024
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Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
βTherefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.β
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
βFor even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: βThe one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.ββ
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
He himself bore our sinsβ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; βby his wounds you have been healed.β
βDonβt be afraid! I am the First and Last. I am the living one. I died, but lookβI am alive forever and ever!"
βDonβt be afraid! I am the First and Last. I am the living one. I died, but lookβI am alive forever and ever!"