Where the Real News is the Good News

Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

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.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

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.