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Genesis 3:19, Genesis 3:22-24

Genesis 3:19 (NLT)
By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return.”

Genesis 3:22-24 (NLT)
Then the LORD God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”

From the garden to the crossroads and our lives in the flesh, created man from dust and to the dust his death..o but what is this so divine and indifferent,to the ways of the proud come the lamb so mysterious. The father he worked for six long days to provide for the ones he loved the same, in the image of him, of love and grace, gave his onlynson to set forth our faith. What work we do upon his days complete, are all but worthless except to celebrate...and so our seventh day arrives by the completed work in the perfect child..your blood I need, and nothing more, to set me free, worst sinner of all..jpc.

Ephesians 3:9 (NLT)
I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.

Ephesians 3:11-12 (NLT)
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Genesis 18:1-33

Genesis 18:1-33 (NLT)
The LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Genesis 17:1-27

Genesis 17:1-27 (NLT)
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.

Genesis 16:5-16

Genesis 16:5-16 (NLT)
Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The LORD will show who’s wrong—you or me!”

Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4-6, Genesis 15:8-18

Genesis 15:1 (NLT)
Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

Genesis 15:4-6 (NLT)
Then the LORD said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.”

Genesis 15:8-18 (NLT)
But Abram replied, “OSovereign LORD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?”

Malachi 3:1-8

Malachi 3:1-8 (NLT)
“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

Malachi 2:10

Malachi 2:10 (NLT)
Are we not all children of the same Father? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors?

Ecclesiastes 12:1-2, Ecclesiastes 12:7-10, Ecclesiastes 12:12-14

Ecclesiastes 12:1-2 (NLT)
Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”

Ecclesiastes 12:7-10 (NLT)
For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 (NLT)
But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.

Ecclesiastes 11:7-8

Ecclesiastes 11:7-8 (NLT)
Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Ecclesiastes 9:3 (NLT)
It seems so tragic that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. That is why people are not more careful to be good. Instead, they choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, Ecclesiastes 6:6-7

Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 (NLT)
There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:6-7 (NLT)
He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use?

Ecclesiastes 5:15-19

Ecclesiastes 5:15-19 (NLT)
We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.

Ecclesiastes 4:3

Ecclesiastes 4:3 (NLT)
But most fortunate of all are those who are not yet born. For they have not seen all the evil that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Ecclesiastes 5:18 (NLT)
Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Ecclesiastes 9:3 (NLT)
It seems so tragic that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. That is why people are not more careful to be good. Instead, they choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

Ecclesiastes 2:17 (NLT)
So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-7, Ecclesiastes 1:9, Ecclesiastes 1:14-15, Ecclesiastes 1:18

Ecclesiastes 1:1-7 (NLT)
These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NLT)
History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

Ecclesiastes 1:14-15 (NLT)
I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NLT)
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, Ecclesiastes 6:4-5, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 6:12

Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 (NLT)
There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:4-5 (NLT)
His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name,

Ecclesiastes 6:7 (NLT)
All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.

Ecclesiastes 6:10 (NLT)
Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.

Ecclesiastes 6:12 (NLT)
In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

Ecclesiastes 3:17-22

Ecclesiastes 3:17-22 (NLT)
I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

Ecclesiastes 2:4-26

Ecclesiastes 2:4-26 (NLT)
I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 (NLT)
These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 1:2-4, Isaiah 1:6-7, Isaiah 1:13-20, Isaiah 1:27-31

Isaiah 1:2-4 (NLT)
Listen, Oheavens! Pay attention, earth! This is what the LORD says: “The children I raised and cared for have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 1:6-7 (NLT)
You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.

Isaiah 1:13-20 (NLT)
Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; the incense of your offerings disgusts me! As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath and your special days for fasting— they are all sinful and false. I want no more of your pious meetings.

Isaiah 1:27-31 (NLT)
Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness.

Matthew 11:20-24, Matthew 11:27-30

Matthew 11:20-24 (NLT)
Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.

Matthew 11:27-30 (NLT)
“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

Luke 9:11-13

Luke 9:11-13 (NLT)
But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.