2 Corinthians 4:16

2 Corinthians 4:16 (MSG)
So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.

Matthew 11:28

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Galatians 6:9

Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

John 14:27

John 14:27 (NLT)
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Psalm 53:2

Psalm 53:2 (NIV)
God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

Job 32:9

Job 32:9 (NIV)
It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

Job 32:8

Job 32:8 (NIV)
But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

Hebrews 11:6

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT)
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

James 1:25

James 1:25 (NLT)
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

James 1:21

James 1:21 (NLT)
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

Isaiah 6:8

Isaiah 6:8 (NLT)
Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Ephesians 5:2

Ephesians 5:2 (NIV)
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

2 Chronicles 29:31

2 Chronicles 29:31 (NKJV)
Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

Mark 8:34-35

Mark 8:34-35 (NIV)
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

John 7:37-38

John 7:37-38 (NLT)
On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!

Proverbs 3:9-10

Proverbs 3:9-10 (NLT)
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.

Malachi 3:10

Malachi 3:10 (MSG)
Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don't open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams.

Hebrews 6:16

Hebrews 6:16 (NLT)
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

2 Corinthians 4:18

2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Hebrews 6:19

Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

Hebrews 6:12

Hebrews 6:12 (MSG)
Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.

Hebrews 6:18-19

Hebrews 6:18-19 (MSG)
God can't break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.

Hebrews 6:15-17

Hebrews 6:15-17 (MSG)
Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him.

Hebrews 6:18

Hebrews 6:18 (NLT)
So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.