God "will give to each person according to what he has done."

Romans 2:6

Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you

Proverbs 20:22

Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

Colossians 3:25

Love keeps no record of wrongs.

1 Corinthians 13:5

"I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. Isaiah 43:25

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.

Hebrews 8:12

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Hebrews 10:17

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.

Romans 2:7-11

The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.

Proverbs 12:22

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.

Colossians 3:9

"'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.

Leviticus 19:11

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 12:19

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:1-3

Let me know what it is like to love your people like You do O God.

Let me have a heart of your heart for your people.

Mark 12:30-31, John 21:15-17

Psalm 119 He

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33Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees;

then I will keep them to the end.

34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law

and obey it with all my heart.

35Direct me in the path of your commands,

for there I find delight.

36Turn my heart toward your statutes

and not toward selfish gain.

37Turn my eyes away from worthless things;

preserve my life according to your word.^b

38Fulfill your promise to your servant,

so that you may be feared.

39Take away the disgrace I dread,

for your laws are good.

40How I long for your precepts!

Preserve my life in your righteousness.

Quotes from Brother Lawrence

Good when He gives, supremely good;

Nor less when He denies:

Afflictions, from His sovereign hand,

Are blessings in disguise.

--from The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (Born Nicolas Herman)

Daily Devotion

Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph 5: 19b-20

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

I will meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. Psalm 119:15

My delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law I meditate day and night. Psalm 1:2

My eyes awake before the night watches, that I might meditate in your word. Psalm 119:148

On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Psalm 63:6

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.

God don't care who you were, only who you are.

-- a priest from the movie "Cowboys and Aliens"

Proverbs 3:7

Do not give yourself airs of wisdom, for they who claim to be so wise turn fools.

- Saint Augustine interpretation of Proverbs 3:7 --"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil."

The greater the battle, the greater the joy

The commander triumphs in victory; yet he could not have conquered if he had not fought; and the greater the peril of the battle, the more the joy of the triumph. The storm tosses the voyagers, threatens shipwreck, and everyone turns pale in the presence of death. Then the sky and sea grow calm, and they rejoice as much as they had feared. A loved one is sick and his pulse indicates danger; all who desire his safety are themselves sick at heart; he recovers, though not able as yet to walk with his former strength; and there is more joy now than there was before when he walked sound and strong.

Saint Augustine - Confessions Book 8 Chapter 3

Consider it pure joy, my bethren, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:2-4