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Return of the captives

Psalm 126:1 (NASB)
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream.

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (Psalm 16:11 NIV)

Psalm 16:11 (NIV)
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Joy

Psalm 16:11 (NIV)
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Promise

Isaiah 55:11 (NIV)
so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

prayer

Ephesians 6:18 (MSG)
In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

Loving God

Deuteronomy 10:12 (MSG)
So now Israel, what do you think god expects from you? Just this: Live in his presence in holy reverence, follow the road he sets out for you, love him, serve god, your God, with everything you have in you, obey the commandments and regulations of god that I'm commanding you today—live a good life.

Pray

1 Corinthians 14:15 (MSG)
So what's the solution? The answer is simple enough. Do both. I should be spiritually free and expressive as I pray, but I should also be thoughtful and mindful as I pray. I should sing with my spirit, and sing with my mind.

Prayer

Romans 8:26 (MSG)
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

Give

Luke 6:38 (MSG)
Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back-given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."

Pray

Ephesians 6:18-19 (MSG)
In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

Prayer

Ephesians 3:19-21 (NCV)
Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.

Prayer

Ephesians 3:16-18 (NCV)
I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit.

Hope and Future

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Acts 22:17-18

Acts 22:17-18 (MSG)
"Well, it happened just as Ananias said. After I was back in Jerusalem and praying one day in the Temple, lost in the presence of God, I saw him, saw God's Righteous Innocent, and heard him say to me, 'Hurry up! Get out of here as quickly as you can. None of the Jews here in Jerusalem are going to accept what you say about me.'

Sin Does Not Control

Romans 6:12-14 (MSG)
That means you must not give sin a vote in the way you conduct your lives. Don't give it the time of day. Don't even run little errands that are connected with that old way of life. Throw yourselves wholeheartedly and full-time—remember, you've been raised from the dead!—into God's way of doing things. Sin can't tell you how to live. After all, you're not living under that old tyranny any longer. You're living in the freedom of God.

give of self

Matthew 5:3 (MSG)
"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.

give your life

Matthew 20:28 (MSG)
That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served-and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage."

love enemy

Matthew 5:44 (MSG)
I'm challenging that. I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer,

Psalm 27:1

Psalm 27:1 (NLT)
The LORD is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

Galatians 1:16

Galatians 1:16 (NLT)
to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.