Word of encouragement

Matthew 21:12-13 (Contemporary English Version)“Jesus went into the temple and chased out everyone who was selling or buyingthings. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of those whowere selling doves. He told them, ‘The Scriptures say, “My house should be called aplace of worship.” But you have made it a place where robbers hide!’”

Genesis 31:1–2 (Contemporary English Version) “Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, ‘Jacob has taken everything thatbelonged to our father.’ And Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly toward himas he had been before.”

“Who is God except the LORD? There is no other rock like our God. God is my strongfortress, and he makes my way complete.”2 Samuel 22:32–33 (Contemporary English Version)

“Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong. Put on all the armor thatGod gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil’s tricks. We are not fightingagainst humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers ofdarkness and powers in the spiritual world.”Ephesians 6:10–12 (Contemporary English Version)

Romans 8:35–37 (Contemporary English Version)“Can anything separate us from the love of Christ?Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness,or danger and death?It is exactly as the Scriptures say,‘For you we face death all day long.We are like sheep on their way to be butchered.’

Matthew 5:14–16 (Contemporary English Version)“You are the light for the whole world.A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden.No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a bowl.Instead, it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house.Make your light shine,so that others will see the good that you doand will praise your Father in heaven.”

“Happy are those who hear the message from God and obey it!”Luke 11:28 (Contemporary English Version)

John 6:35–38 (Contemporary English Version) “Jesus replied: ‘I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will ever behungry, and no one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty. But I told you that you haveseen me and still don't have faith in me. Everything and everyone that the Father hasgiven me will come to me, and I won't turn any of them away. I came down fromheaven to do what God wants me to do, not what I want to do.’”

Exodus 33:18 (Contemporary English Version)“Then Moses said, ‘Please let me see your glory.’”

Genesis 15:18 (Contemporary English Version)“On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, ‘I promise that yourdescendants will have this land, from the border of Egypt to the great EuphratesRiver.’”

Genesis 16:7–8 (Contemporary English Version)“The LORD’s angel found Hagar beside a spring of water in the desert. The spring wasalong the road to Shur. The angel asked, ‘Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have youcome from and where are you going?’ She answered, ‘I am running away from mymistress Sarai.’”

Job 8:20–21 (Contemporary English Version)“God never turns away from the innocent,and he gives no help to evil people.He will once again let you laughand shout with joy.”