“Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with their whole heart, they do no wrong but follow His ways. Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.”

“Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone. By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be; thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see. Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide; and run not before Him, whatever betide; in joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul, each thought and each motive beneath His control; thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.” I truly believe that when we take time to be holy, the more of God’s blessings we will receive.

“But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, instead, let there be thankfulness to God. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.”

My brothers and sisters in Christ, “The Lord will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink says the Lord!”

“When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth, for He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.”

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life.  For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me. I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the Lord. Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.” Hallelujah!

“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then, you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.”

Lord, “I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me. The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.” Amen!