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VerseD: Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

Mark 8:35, HCSB

God is good, and He calls us to give Him our lives as Jesus did, to help spread His goodness in an evil world.

VerseD: 1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12, HCSB

God is good, and He calls and empowers us to follow in His goodness no matter who we are.

VerseD: Psalm 103:2

My soul, praise the Lord, and do not forget all His benefits.

Psalm 103:2 HCSB

God is good, and He does good things for us. Let us praise Him in thankfulness for all He has done, does, and will do.

VerseD: John 15:4

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

John 15:4, HCSB

God created a home for us, yet He wants to be with us and to have us want to be with Him. Life is only truly found in Him.

VerseD: Hebrews 13:16

Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Hebrews 13:16, HCSB

God created a home for us and called us to love as He loves, so let us find ways to love others well, sacrificially and compassionately, just like Christ.

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

1 Corinthians 10:31, HCSB

God created a home for us with all we need to enjoy Him and be with Him, so may we worship and honor Him in everything we do, thanking Him for all good things and every provision.

VerseD: Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

Isaiah 60:1, HCSB

God created everything to make a home for us and be with us, and He calls us to see His light and dwell with Him.

VerseD: Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2, HCSB

God created everything for us and to be with us, yet we often want this world more than Him. Let us be changed by the Holy Spirit to want Him and all that is good, to know good from evil and know Him more.

VerseD: Mark 2:27

Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27, HCSB

Remember that God created not merely to show His power but to make a home for humanity. The Sabbath is for our good, and we obey God believing He knows what is best for us.

VerseD: 2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16, HCSB

We confess Christ, believing that He died and rose again to bring us forgiveness of sins and new life. While we await His return, we may still suffer in this life and long for eternity, but the new life begins inside our souls, giving us hope and not merely wishful thinking.