God of Hope

Someone is watching you closely, you know— Someone not impressed with weak excuses (Proverbs 24:12, The Message).

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead (Philippians 3:13).

For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged (Matthew 7:2).

The godly give good advice to their friends . . . Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. (Proverbs 12:26; 27:6)

God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad (Ecclesiastes 12:14).

Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth (1 Timothy 6:6). I have learned how to be content with whatever I have (Philippians 4:11).

Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth (Isaiah 40:28).

God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27). 

I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some (1 Corinthians 9:22).

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this:  . . .  ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times (2 Timothy 3:1).

Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you Luke 6:37).