Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

He has shown you, O mortal, 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.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

I the LORD do not change.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.