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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
John 11:25-26, ESV
No one wants to die. It is our God who takes away the fear and permanence of death if we believe and trust in Him.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:11, ESV
Our God cares for us and tends us. May we worship Him in following Him as He tends to all people by joining in His work.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29, ESV
Our own work and worries can feel burdensome, but doing the work of Christ’s Kingdom may be hard work but it is eternally rewarding and leads to spiritual rest.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8, ESV
Our God is in control, and though He took on flesh He does not change. We can trust that He will always look out or us and guide us truthfully.
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:35, ESV
We want to cling to our life, but the truth is we can only save it by giving it completely over to Christ in faith.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25, ESV
Our fears and anxieties make us feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders, but a simple compliment, encouragement, and especially the gospel of Jesus Christ can make all the difference.
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Psalm 94:19, ESV
This world can weigh us down, but God’s promises and faithfulness can lift us back up and give us freedom.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ
Philippians 1:9-10, ESV
It is the love and grace of God that helps us see the world’s schemes as well as beauty, helping us want to choose His good and perfect way.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence
2 Peter 1:3, ESV
We like to think we understand life and our world, but it is only in Christ that we find true knowledge and love truly good lives.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7, ESV
While we often fall short, as we follow the light of Christ we will sin less and less. We already are redeemed of all sin, so let us thank our Lord and God.
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