“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine.”
Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
~Song of Solomon
Your hair is like a flock of goats...
~Song of Solomon 4:1
God will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever-do not abandon the works of your hands.
~Psalm 138:8
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
~2 Timothy 1:6-7,
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us.
~Psalm 67:1
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
~Psalm 86:11-12
12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
~ 1 Thessalonians 3:12:13
Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Psalm 85:10
May the LORD grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband." Then she kissed them and they wept aloud. ~ Ruth 1:9
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud. ~ Genesis 29:11
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.~ Proverbs 24:26
the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. ~ Psalm 121:8
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. ~ Philippians 2:1-4
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.~ Philippians 1:7
But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments. ~ Exodus 20:6
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, 'You are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you. ~ Isaiah 41:9
But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! ~ Isaiah 43:1
"Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.~ Isaiah 43:4
And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will know the LORD.~ Hosea 2:20
Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my birth he has made mention of my name.~ Isaiah 49:1
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else. ~ Galatians 6:4
I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.~ Mark 9:41
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul...Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.~ Psalm 143:8 & 10
'You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.~ Exodus 20:24
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ~ James 1:17
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. ` Micah 6:8
"Treat others the same way you want them to treat you" ~ Luke 6:31
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ ~ Matthew 25:37-30
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.~ Hebrews 12:11
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. ~ 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”~ John 11;25-26
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. ~ Romans 3:23-24
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.~ Proverbs 3:5-6
Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." ~ 1 Corinthians 15:33
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8
O Lord, you have searched me
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O Lord. ~ Psalm 139:1-4
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. ~ Nahum 1:3
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.~ John 15:13
I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one--as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. ~ John 17:21
Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.~ Delight 37:4
For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.~ Isaiah 55:12
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.~ Jeremiah 1:7-8
We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.~ Psalm 78:4
Teach me your way, O Lord,
and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name.
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever.~ Psalm 86:11-12
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.~ 1 Corinthians 13
Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, ~ 1 Peter 1:22
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. ~ 1 Peter 4:8
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.~ Hebrews 13:2
Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.~ 1 Corinthians 9:19
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. ~ Romans 14:19
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.~ Romans 15:5-6
God is Love...We love because he first loved us. ~ 1 John 4:16,19
God is Love...We love because he first loved us. ~ 1 John 4:16,19
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:19-21
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel~ Philippians 1:27
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ~ Romans 6:23
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.~ 2 Peter 3:9
Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.~ 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah ~ Psalm 62:8
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.~ Isaiah 26:3
My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.~ Isaiah 26:9
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. ~ James 5:16
But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. ~ 1 Timothy 6:6
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds--his name is the LORD--and rejoice before him.~ Psalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds--his name is the LORD--and rejoice before him.~ John 13:35
"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. ~ Daniel 12:3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:3-4
But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. ~ 1 Timothy 6:6
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds--his name is the LORD--and rejoice before him.~ Psalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds--his name is the LORD--and rejoice before him.~ John 13:35
"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. ~ Daniel 12:3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:3-4
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ~ Ephesians 4:30
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.~ Romans 10:9
Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill?
He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from his heart
and has no slander on his tongue,
who does his neighbor no wrong
and casts no slur on his fellowman,
who despises a vile man
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his oath
even when it hurts,
who lends his money without usury
and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
will never be shaken. ~ Psalm 15
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. ~ 2 Timothy 4:17
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.~ Proverbs 31:25
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, ~ John 1:12
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain. ~ Psalm 127:1
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. ~ Luke 23:34
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.~ 1 Corinthians 7:15
