Believe in the Lord your God

Believe in the Lord your God,
so shall ye be established;
believe his prophets,
so shall ye prosper.

2 Chronicles 20:20 KJV


"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."

Matthew 10:40,41 NIV


A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

John 13:34,35 RSV


We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

I am with thee to deliver thee

Work to See His Kingdom Come

"If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.

I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you," declares the LORD. "I will save you from the hands of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel."

Jeremiah 15:19-21 NIV

But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

Jeremiah 1:7,8,19 KJV


But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

Matthew 10:19,20 NASB

Rejoice - God is with you!

Rejoice - God is with you!

I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her saints will ever sing for joy.

Psalm 132:16 NIV


For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist

Luke 21:15 KJV


But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one:
therefore my persecutors shall stumble,
and they shall not prevail:
they shall be greatly ashamed;
for they shall not prosper:
their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

Jeremiah 20:11 KJV


Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads. Like adamant, harder than flint, have I made your forehead; fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."

Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears."

Ezekiel 3:8-10 RSV

Work while it is day

Let us see His Kingdom Come

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

Daniel 12:2,3 NIV


Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:19,20 KJV


I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.

John 4:35b,36 RSV


And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

Luke 12:42-44 NASB

Satisfied with His Goodness

My people will be satisfied with My goodness

But I said, "I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God."

Isaiah 49:4 NIV


To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed:

Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

1 Peter 5:1-4 NIV


Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

1 Timothy 4:16 KJV


I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 31:14 NASB

Righteousness exalts a nation

Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.

He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:18 NIV

A wise servant shall have rule
over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance
among the brethren.

The fining pot is for silver,
and the furnace for gold:
but the LORD trieth the hearts.

Proverbs 17:2,3 KJV

Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.

A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

Proverbs 14:34,35 RSV

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:22-24 KJV

Teach your children well

"Let us be diligent then to Obey Him 
and teach our children to do the same..." 

"For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." 

Genesis 18:19 NIV 

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. 

Deuteronomy 11:19-21 KJV 

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 

Proverbs 22:14 RSV 

Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. 

Proverbs 22:6 NASB 

We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. 

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

God Is For Us

Who Will Stand Against Us?

The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him: and the Lord shall cover him all the day long.

Deut. 33:12 KJV


The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1 KJV


Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:35-39 NIV


I have set the Lord always before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved.

Psalm 16:8 KJV

Sin shall not be your master

Sin shall not be your master

If any man will do His will, he shall know the doctrine whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

John 7:17 KJV


In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:11-14 NIV


For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.

Matthew 12:50 NASB

While we were yet sinners He died for us

Seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

But Israel will be saved by the LORD
with an everlasting salvation;
you will never be put to shame
or disgraced, to ages everlasting

Isaiah 45:17 NIV


The way of life is above to the wise,
that he may depart from hell beneath.

Proverbs 15:24 KJV


But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.

Romans 5:8,9 RSV


Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.

I will give thanks to You,
O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.

For Your loving-kindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from
the depths of Sheol.

Psalm 86:11-13 NASB

We have passed out of death into life

Seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me.
Who is he that will condemn me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
the moths will eat them up.

Who among you fears the LORD and
obeys the word of his servant?
Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light,
trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.

Isaiah 50:9,10 NIV


Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

John 5:24 NASB


We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

He has delivered us from the wrath to come

Seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

If any man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

John 8:51 KJV


Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV


But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:8,9 NIV


Blessed and holy is he who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ

And if any one's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:6 and 15 RSV

Walk In His Ways

Let us be diligent then to Obey Him
and seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

Observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.

1 Kings 2:3 NIV


See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 30:15,16 KJV


Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever.

1 John 2:15-17 RSV


We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

Keep His Commandments

Let us be diligent then to Obey Him
and seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love.

John 15:10 KJV


He became the author of eternal salvation unto all that obey Him.

Hebrews 5:9 KJV


If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;

Isaiah 1:19 NIV


"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.'

Matthew 7:21-23 RSV


We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

Blessed are they that do His commandments

Let us be diligent then to obey Him
and seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the LORD.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and
seek him with all their heart.
Then I would not be put to shame
when I consider all your commands.

Psalm 119:1,2,6 NIV


Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:14 KJV


But this command I gave them, 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.'

Jeremiah 7:23 RSV


We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV

Obedience and Righteousness

How do we know we are truly saved?
Two words: Obedience and Righteousness.
We depend on Him for both.

"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Luke 15:21,22 NIV


"But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery which they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity; then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

Leviticus 26:40-42 RSV


Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Psalm 106:3 KJV


Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:19,20 NASB

Observe His commands carefully

Let us be diligent then to Obey Him and seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness

Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people."

Deuteronomy 4:1,6 NIV


Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

Leviticus 25:18,19 KJV


All the paths of the LORD
are lovingkindness and truth
To those who keep His covenant
and His testimonies.

Psalm 25:10 NASB


If they hearken and serve him,
they complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.

Job 36:11 RSV

A Glorious Kingdom of Holiness

A Glorious Kingdom of Purity, Holiness
and Righteousness

Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

Isaiah 6:3,4 NIV


Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure" for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Revelation 19:7,8 RSV


Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.

Psalm 85:10,11,13 NASB

Seek Rigteousness & Holiness

His Eternal Kingdom will demonstrate an
Increase of Purity, Holiness, and Righteousness

Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.

Then will all your people be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands, for the display
of my splendor.

Isaiah 60:20,21 NIV


They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Psalm 72:5 KJV


In that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, HOLY TO THE LORD. And the cooking pots in the LORD'S house will be like the bowls before the altar. Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the LORD of hosts; and all who sacrifice will come and take of them and boil in them. And there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts in that day.

Zechariah 14:20,21 NASB

Delight in the LORD

Are you ready? His everlasting Kingdom is
one in which Righteousess Reigns

I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

Isaiah 61:10,11 NIV


I form the light, and create darkness:
I make peace, and create evil:
I the LORD do all these things.

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and
let the skies pour down righteousness:
let the earth open, and let them
bring forth salvation,
and let righteousness spring up together;
I the LORD have created it.

Isaiah 45:7,8 KJV

The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness;
and he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the LORD is his treasure

Isaiah 33:5,6 RSV

Behold, I come quickly

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

and His Righteousnss

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Colossians 3:12-14 NIV


The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:7,8 NASB

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Revelation 3:11,12 KJV

Pray for one another

All shall see the salvation of our God

Pray for one another. Here's an example of Paul's prayer for his friends and fellow believers in city of Philippi:

"This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:9-11 NIV


Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:4-7 NIV

All shall see His Glory

All shall see the salvation of our God

"It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." They will come from afar-- some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan."

Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride. The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, 'This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.'

Isaiah 49:6,12,18,20 NIV


The LORD has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth
shall see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 52:10 RSV

Seek First the Kingdom

The Kingdom of God:
Increasing Light and Knowledge and Grace

All your sons will be taught by the LORD,
and great will be your children's peace.

Isaiah 54:13 NIV


Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased.

Daniel 12:4 KJV


They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:9 RSV


But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.

So do not worry about tomorrow;
for tomorrow will care for itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:33,34 NASB

A Glorious Kingdom

Christ is Coming Again!

See, I have made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander of the peoples.

Surely you will summon nations you know not,
and nations that do not know you will hasten to you,
because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor."

Isaiah 55:4,5 NIV


Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him;
he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

He shall see of the travail of his soul,
and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge
shall my righteous servant justify many;
for he shall bear their iniquities.

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he hath poured out his soul unto death:
and he was numbered with the transgressors;
and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53:10-12 KJV