Look Closely

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.  Philippians 2:4

All Diligence

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:5-8

Sugar

There is sweetness, in the bitterest cup which our Father gives us! Let us therefore look for the sugar as we sip the bitter potion!

- James Smith

Looking Up

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Hebrews 12:2

L.O.L.

L.O.L. = Love Our Lord

All Things Together

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28

Good to Israel

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.  Psalm 73:1

Always Ready

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:  1 Peter 3:15

With Thee

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.  Joshua 1:9

The Faithful God

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;  Deuteronomy 7:9

Liberal Soul

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.  Proverbs 11:25

Teach Our Children

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.  Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Trees of The Wood

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.  1 Chronicles 16:33 

Showing Good

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.  Titus 2:10

With The Harp

Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.  Psalm 98:5

Washing Machine

Troubles are like a washing machine. They twist, they turn, and knock us around, but in the end we come out cleaner, brighter, and better than before.

- Unknown

A Covert

And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.  Isaiah 4:6

P.R.A.Y.

P.R.A.Y. = Praise. Repent. Ask. Yield.

Pleasure

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.  Psalm 35:27

Wait on Him

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.  Psalm 27:14

Only He Can Satisfy

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.  Psalm 107:9

Live Through Him

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9

Jonah Prayed

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.  Jonah 2:1-2

Singing

Those who wish to sing always find a song.

- Swedish Proverb

Luke 12:40

To find them ready to receive Him at any hour of day or night, when one might least of all expect Him, is peculiarly blessed. A servant may be truly faithful, even though taken so far unawares that he has not everything in such order and readiness for his master's return as he thinks is due to him, and both could and would have had if he had had notice of the time of his coming, and so may not be willing to open to him "immediately," but fly to preparation, and let his master knock again ere he admit him, and even then not with full joy. A too common case this with Christians. But if the servant have himself and all under his charge in such a state that at any hour when his master knocks, he can open to him "immediately," and hail his "return" that is the most enviable, "blessed" servant of all.

- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Avoid Them

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.  Romans 16:17

Deux

Il vaut mieux être deux que tout seul, parce qu’à deux on retire un bon profit du travail.   Ecclésiaste 4:9

Great Grace

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.  Acts 4:33

The Message

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1 John 3:11

Ouch!

What has an eye but cannot see?

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Answer: A Needle.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.  Mark 10:25

Joshua 1:9

Joshua is to make the law of God his rule. He is charged to meditate therein day and night, that he might understand it. Whatever affairs of this world we have to mind, we must not neglect the one thing needful. All his orders to the people, and his judgments, must be according to the law of God. Joshua must himself be under command; no man's dignity or dominion sets him above the law of God. He is to encourage himself with the promise and presence of God. Let not the sense of thine own infirmities dishearten thee; God is all-sufficient. I have commanded, called, and commissioned thee to do it, and will be sure to bear thee out in it. When we are in the way of duty, we have reason to be strong and very bold. Our Lord Jesus, as Joshua here, was borne up under his sufferings by a regard to the will of God, and the commandment from his Father.

- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary