Search For the Heavenly Kingdom And Not An Earthly Kingdom The Israelites Were Looking

Matthew 10:7

7As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

God’s Love Was For The World, His Message Started With Israel

Matthew 10:5-6

5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

Never Forsake The Lord Or Others

Jeremiah 17:13

13Lord, you are the hope of Israel;

all who forsake you will be put to shame.

Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust

because they have forsaken the Lord,

the spring of living water.

Yet I Will Rejoice In The Lord, In Spite Of The Struggles

Habakkuk 3:17-18

17Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

18yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

No Surprises To God, Keep Him In Your Sights

Habakkuk 3:2

2Lord, I have heard of your fame;

I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.

Repeat them in our day,

in our time make them known;

in wrath remember mercy.

Rest Physically And Spiritually

Proverbs 6:6-8

6Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise!

7It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler,

8yet it stores its provisions in summer

and gathers its food at harvest.

Show His Love Because Its Who You Are, Not For What You Will Get

Mark 12:38-39

38As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Keep Your Perspective On God. Love On The Source: Him

Mark 12:30-31

30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

Holiness Is The Mark Of Following, Not Wealth Or Prestige.

Isaiah 4:2

2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.

God Is Compassionate To Everyone, From You To Your Enemy.

Jonah 4:1-2

1But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.