glad and thankful

Sheep of His hand

Because He loves!!!

Favor and work

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Mighty to save

Invincible army

The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery,

and my invincible army;

He makes my feet like hinds' feet and will make me to walk

[not to stand still in terror, but to walk]

and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places

[of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!

Habakkuk 3:18-19    

Blessed

You have a strong arm;

Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;

Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!

O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

In Your name they rejoice all the day,

and by Your righteousness they are exalted.

For You are the glory of their strength,

and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

For our shield belongs to the Lord,

And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 89:13-18    

Sowing, Reaping, and Seeking

Sow for yourselves according to righteousness 

(uprightness and right standing with God); 

reap according to mercy and loving-kindness.

 Break up your uncultivated ground,

for it is time to seek the Lord,

to inquire for and of Him,

and to require His favor,

til He comes and teaches you righteousness

and rains His righteous gift of salvation upon you.

Hosea 10:12    

God as King and Provider

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,

the afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

He will have compassion on the poor and needy,

and the lives of the needy he will save.

He will rescue their life from oppression and violence,

and their blood will be precious in his sight;

Psalm 72: 12-14   

Teachable

Teach me Your way, O Lord;

I will walk in Your truth;

Unite my heart to fear Your name.

I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God,

with all my heart,

and will glorify Your name forever.

For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,

and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.   

Ps. 86:11-13 

Make a way

Truth springs from the earth, 

and righteousness looks down from heaven.

Indeed, the Lord will give what is good,

and our land will yield its produce.

Righteousness will go before Him

and will make His footsteps into a way.

Psalm 85:10-13  

Better is one day...

For a day in Your courts 

is better than a thousand outside.

I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God,

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;

The Lord gives grace and glory; 

No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

O Lord of hosts,

How blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Ps 84: 10-12    

Thanksgiving as a sacrifice

He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving

honors Me;

and to him who orders his way aright

I shall show the salvation of God.

Psalm 50:23 

Comfort

Who comforts us in every trouble, 

so that we may also be able to comfort

those who are in any kind of trouble or distress, 

with the comfort with which we ourselves 

are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:4 

Listen expectantly

I will listen [with expectancy] to what God the Lord will say,

for He will speak peace to His people,

to His saints (those who are in right standing with Him) -

but let them not turn again to [self-confident] folly.

Psalm 85:8