GODWAY
(1 Pe 2:1,12)
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful
desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans
that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds
and glorify God on the day he visits us.
NA 1:7
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust
in him
Mica 5:2-5a
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are
small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will
be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.
"
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor
gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the
majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends
of the earth. And he will be their peace."
JN 3:16-18a
"For God so loved the world that
he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. [18] Whoever believes
in him is not condemned,"
Lk 2:4-7
Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee
to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house
and line of David. [5] He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged
to be married to him and was expecting a child. [6] While they were there,
the time came for the baby to be born, [7] and she gave birth to her firstborn,
a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there
was no room for them in the inn.
JN 1:29
John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the
sin of the world!"
PS 147:6a The
LORD sustains the humble
ISA 40:1-5
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin
has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for
all her sins. A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way
for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough
ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the
LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth
of the LORD has spoken."
Psalm 123
I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose
throne is in heaven.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a
maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our
God, till he shows us his mercy. Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on
us, for we have endured much contempt. We have endured much ridicule from
the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in
green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they
comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will
dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
ISA 12:2 Surely
God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."
MT 19:28-29
Jesus said to them, "I
tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits
on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. [29] And everyone who has
left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields
for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal
life."
Jn 10:27-30
"My sheep listen to my voice;
I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they
shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. [29] My Father,
who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out
of my Father's hand. [30] I and the Father are one."
Mt 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey everything
I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of
the age."