Luke 18:17 (NLT) "I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Proverbs 12:25

"Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up."

Psalms 83:12

For they said, “Let us seize for our own use

these pasturelands of God!”

Luke 12:49 (NLT)

“I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!

2 Samuel 22:26

"To the faithful You show Yourself faithful; to those with integrity You show integrity."

Proverbs 2:8

"He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him."

Philippians 2:17

"But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy."

Mark 6:20 (NLT)

"For Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him."

Luke 16:8 (NLT)

"The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light."

Deuteronomy 31:17 (NLT)

Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’