Psalm 16:8

Neither from the discharge of my duty, or from the attainment of that glory and happiness which is prepared for me. Though the archers shoot grievously at me, and both men and devils seek my destruction, and God sets himself against me as an enemy, withdrawing his favour from me, and filling me with deadly sorrows, through the sense of his anger; yet I do not despair, but am assured that God will deliver me out of all my distresses.

- Poole's Commentary

Love Directs

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.  Psalm 25:9

Soaring

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.  Isaiah 40:31

Meekness of Wisdom

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.  James 3:13

Faith in God

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Hebrews 11:1

Receive One Another

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.  Romans 15:7

Tools

And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.  Genesis 4:22

1 John 5:11

Here is what makes the unbeliever's sin so awful; the sin of unbelief. He gives God the lie; because he believes not the record that God gave of his Son. It is in vain for a man to plead that he believes the testimony of God in other things, while he rejects it in this. He that refuses to trust and honor Christ as the Son of God, who disdains to submit to his teaching as Prophet, to rely on his atonement and intercession as High Priest, or to obey him as King, is dead in sin, under condemnation; nor will any outward morality, learning, forms, notions, or confidences avail him.

-Matthew Henry Concise Commentary

Spiritual Exercise

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.  1 Timothy 4:8

One Mind

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:  1 Peter 3:8

Nothing Better

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There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.  Ecclesiastes 2:24

Thy Mercy

The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.  Psalm 119:64

Heals

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.  Jeremiah 17:14

Uprightness

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.  Psalm 143:10

Revelation 5:5

We need not weep that we cannot foresee future events respecting ourselves in this world; the eager expectation of future prospects, or the foresight of future calamities, would alike unfit us for present duties and conflicts, or render our prosperous days distressing. Yet we may desire to learn, from the promises and prophecies of Scripture, what will be the final event to believers and to the church; and the Incarnate Son has prevailed, that we should learn all that we need to know. Christ stands as Mediator between God and both ministers and people. He is called a Lion, but he appears as a Lamb slain. He appears with the marks of his sufferings, to show that he pleads for us in heaven, in virtue of his satisfaction. He appears as a Lamb, having seven horns and seven eyes; perfect power to execute all the will of God, and perfect wisdom to understand it, and to do it in the most effectual manner. The Father put the book of his eternal counsels into the hand of Christ, and Christ readily and gladly took it into his hand; for he delights to make known the will of his Father; and the Holy Spirit is given by him to reveal the truth and will of God.

- Matthew Henry Commentary

Adorned

In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, Holiness Unto The Lord; and the pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.  Zechariah 14:20

Job 8:7

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Though the beginning is not as pleasant as you would like, yet in the end you will have sufficient opportunity to please yourself.

- Geneva Study Bible

Worship

Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths and in the new moons.  Ezekiel 46:3

Believe on Him

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Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.  John 6:29

Shoes

The cobbler always wears the worst shoes.

- French Proverb

Walk in Them

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.  Ephesians 2:10

Song of Solomon 2:4

The places in which believers receive the graces and blessings of Christ. His banner — By the lifting up whereof I was invited to come to him, and to list myself under him.

Love — The love of Christ crucified, which, like a banner, is displayed in the gospel.

- John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Trade

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.  1 Peter 5:6-7

Into The Depths

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.  Micah 7:19

Cleanse Ourselves

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.  2 Corinthians 7:1

Together

Birds of a feather flock together.

- English Proverb

Be Ready

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;  And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.  Luke 12:35-36

1 Peter 1:15

That is the sum of religion; an all-comprehensive precept which includes a great deal more than the world’s morality, and which changes the coldness of that into something blessed, by referring all our purity to the Lord that called us. One may well wonder where a Galilean fisherman got the impulse that lifted him to such a height; one may well wonder that he ventured to address such wide, absolute commandments to the handful of people just dragged from the very slough and filth of heathenism to whom he spoke. But he had dwelt with Christ, and they had Christ in their hearts. So for him to command and for them to obey, and to aim after even so wide and wonderful an attainment as perfecting like God’s was the most natural thing in the world. ‘Be ye holy as He that hath called you is holy, and that in all manner of conversation.’ The maximum of possible attainment, the minimum of imperative duty!

- MacLaren Expositions

Cloud of Witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,  Hebrews 12:1

Beautify

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.  Psalm 149:4