How to Please God
Accepting the Price of Your Happiness and Joy
By Riqui Ricón*
They shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD: from
the ends of the earth we hear singing, “Glory to the righteous One”;
ye shall glorify the LORD in the fires,
even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea (Isa
24:14-15 KJV).
One of the most beautiful
and comforting experiences any parent can have is to see and hear the joy of their
children. Hearing the laughter and singing of our little ones delights the
heart, for the happiness of our children brings us great pleasure.
God is your Father who loves you, and the
Bible, His Word, establishes that there is a simple way to please Him—a way to draw a smile of satisfaction on the face of the Almighty: through your FAITH.
In fact, without faith it is impossible to
please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe
that He exists and that He rewards
those who seek Him (Heb 11:6 NIV).
Faith is the only way to please God: believing Him and believing
His Word.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
(Heb 11:1 KJV).
When reflecting on the definition of FAITH
given in the Bible, some questions may come up, especially if you face
difficult circumstances: How can I have CERTAINTY of my health
when I experience symptoms, pain, and medical
tests confirming a serious illness? How can I be CONVINCED I will manage
my
financial obligations when I’ve just lost my
job or my income is insufficient? How can I have CERTAINTY
about what I’m asking God for and be CONVINCED of things I do not yet see when
what I DO see is the reality of adverse circumstances?
God is not like mortals: He does not lie or
change His mind. When He says something, He fulfills
it. When He makes a promise, He keeps it (Num 23:19
KJV).
The answer to all these
questions is very simple: all you need to do is find in
the Bible, God’s Word, a promise He has made regarding the need you are facing.
Then you can be 100% sure that God will fulfill what He promised, because
heaven and earth will pass away before He fails to keep His Word.
I
love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
therefore will I call upon him as long as I live (Ps 116:1-2
KJV).
If today you are facing a problem, distress, or illness, do not stop praying to your
Heavenly Father, reminding Him of the promises He has made in His Word. Everything you pray in accordance with the Bible IS in line with God’s
will, and that guarantees His answer.
And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired
of him (1
Jn 5:14-15 KJV).
By believing God and His Word, you are
guaranteed a divine answer—and more importantly, you bring joy to your Heavenly Father when you ask and receive in FAITH.
Having this attitude
toward God and His Word will always
lead you joyfully
into His presence.
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you. Quench not the Spirit (1 Thess
5:16-18 KJV).
As you can see, God’s plan for your life has always been for you to live a happy
and full life. He ensured that through FAITH in His Son Jesus Christ [believing
God, believing His Word], you have access to that blessed life.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly (Jn 10:10
KJV).
It is therefore
essential to accept and recognize
that the Blood and Life of Jesus is the just price paid for your
redemption and salvation. Being redeemed means you were bought with the Blood of Jesus,
released from a life of slavery to sin and death into freedom. Being saved
means being transferred from a state of death and condemnation to a state of
eternal life and total fulfillment.
And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God (Rom 12:2 KJV).
When you understand that the will of the Almighty God for your life is good,
pleasing, and perfect, you can trust
and rest in His Word, allowing
the joy of the Lord to fill
your spirit and heart.
Be careful for nothing; but in
every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God. And
the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Phil
4:6-7 KJV).
Instead of worrying, pray to your Heavenly Father
according to His Word and rest, trusting that He will certainly
answer you.
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (Jn
3:16-17 KJV).
God loves you so much that He preferred to give His own Son to pay the
consequences of your sins rather than lose you. Jesus did not come to condemn
you but to offer you a full and abundant life.
You are now a beloved child of God, a child
of light, and you can be confident that neither death,
life, angels, principalities, powers, things present,
things to
come, heights, depths,
nor any other created thing can separate
you from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
your Lord.
Rejoice not, for the joy of the LORD is your strength (Neh 8:10 KJV).
There is therefore no reason, no poverty,
illness, death, or evil that should allow anxiety or fear to affect your life, giving
room to sadness or depression.
Your Heavenly Father wants to see you
joyful, and if you truly want to please Him,
all you need to do is believe
and receive the full and abundant life He paid for you. Remember, Jesus paid the
just price!
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved Heavenly Father, today I want to
once again thank You for the great and boundless love You have for me. Thank
You that, even though I was dead in my sins, You gave me life together with
Christ Jesus. By Your Grace I am saved through FAITH [believing You, believing
Your Word], and neither the FAITH nor the Grace are mine, but gifts of Your
Love for me. Thank You because in Your Word, the Bible, You have made more than
three thousand promises that affect every area of my existence, and all these promises
are “Yes and Amen” for those
of us who believe You, who
trust Your Word. I desire that today
(and every day of my life), I may please You; therefore, I determine today,
with Your help, Holy Spirit, to believe, receive, and live that full and
abundant life You purchased for me at the price of Your own life, Lord Jesus. So
I resist fear and will not give place to doubt or discouragement. I believe and
declare that I am healthy, I am free, I am prosperous, I am joyful!
I am a legitimate and authentic Child of
God, Born Again! In the name of
Jesus. Amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a Child of God? How do I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer
aloud, putting all your attention
and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of
God. That You came into this world, born
of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. Therefore, today I say that I accept. I accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I accept Your precious
Blood shed to the last drop out of love for me! I open my
heart to You and invite You in
because I want, Lord Jesus, that from today and forever You be my only and sufficient Savior, my
God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this
simple prayer and profession of faith I have passed from death to Life, I have been transferred from darkness
to Your marvelous Light. Today I have been Born Again! God, now I am Your
Child! Now You are my Father! I will never be alone again! I will never live
defeated again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible
is the Word of God, so
get a Bible and start reading and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The
Bible in One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year (palabradehonor.org). You will notice
that the program is set up so you can print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based
on the Good News, which are
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have read the
entire Bible.
October 26 1 Thessalonians 5 / Isaiah 23-24 / Psalm 116
1 Thessalonians
5
But of the times and the seasons,
brethren, ye have no need that I write
unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in
the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety;
then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they
shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake
you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children
of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others;
but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night;
and they that be drunken
are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith
and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether
we wake or sleep, we should live together
with him.
11 Wherefore comfort
yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
also ye do.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour
among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish
you;
13 And to esteem them very highly
in love for their work's
sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,
comfort the feebleminded,
support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render
evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow
that which is good, both
among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without
ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not
prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
24
Faithful is he that calleth
you, who also will do it.
25 Brethren, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brethren
with an holy kiss.
27 I charge
you by the Lord that this epistle
be read unto all the holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Amen.
Isaiah
23 The burden
of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste,
so that there is no house, no
entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
2 Be still,
ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants
of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
3 And by great waters
the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river,
is her revenue; and she is a
mart of nations.
4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath
spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying,
I travail not, nor bring forth children,
neither do I nourish up young
men, nor bring up virgins.
5 As at the report
concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
7 Is this your joyous
city, whose antiquity
is of ancient days? her own feet shall
carry her afar off to sojourn.
8 Who hath taken
this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed
it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of
the earth.
10 Pass through
thy land as a river, O daughter
of Tarshish: there is no more
strength.
11 He stretched out
his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant
city, to destroy
the strong holds thereof.
12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice,
O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to
Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in
the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces
thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength
is laid waste.
15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after
the end of seventy years shall
Tyre sing as an harlot.
16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that
thou mayest be remembered.
17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years,
that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms
of the world upon the face of the earth.
18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the
LORD: it shall not
be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell
before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and
for durable clothing.
24
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth
empty, and maketh
it waste, and turneth it upside down, and
scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 And it shall be, as with the people,
so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so
with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender,
so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to
him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied,
and utterly spoiled:
for the LORD hath spoken this word.
4 The earth
mourneth and fadeth
away, the world
languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the
earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have
transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein
are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few
men left.
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 The mirth of tabrets
ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice
endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 They shall not drink
wine with a song; strong
drink shall be bitter to them
that drink it.
10 The city of confusion
is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 There is a crying
for wine in the streets;
all joy is darkened, the mirth of the
land is gone.
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten
with destruction.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land
among the people, there shall be
as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning
grapes when the vintage
is done.
14 They shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for the majesty of the
LORD, they
shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Wherefore glorify
ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness,
my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously;
yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall
fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be
taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations
of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly
broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall
reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall,
and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the
LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and
the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together,
as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and
shall be shut up in the prison,
and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall
be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the
LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in
Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Psalm
How to Please God
Accepting the Price of Your Happiness and Joy
By Riqui Ricón*
They shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD: from
the ends of the earth we hear singing, “Glory to the righteous One”;
ye shall glorify the LORD in the fires,
even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea (Isa
24:14-15 KJV).
One of the most beautiful
and comforting experiences any parent can have is to see and hear the joy of their
children. Hearing the laughter and singing of our little ones delights the
heart, for the happiness of our children brings us great pleasure.
God is your Father who loves you, and the
Bible, His Word, establishes that there is a simple way to please Him—a way to draw a smile of satisfaction on the face of the Almighty: through your FAITH.
In fact, without faith it is impossible to
please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe
that He exists and that He rewards
those who seek Him (Heb 11:6 NIV).
Faith is the only way to please God: believing Him and believing
His Word.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
(Heb 11:1 KJV).
When reflecting on the definition of FAITH
given in the Bible, some questions may come up, especially if you face
difficult circumstances: How can I have CERTAINTY of my health
when I experience symptoms, pain, and medical
tests confirming a serious illness? How can I be CONVINCED I will manage
my
financial obligations when I’ve just lost my
job or my income is insufficient? How can I have CERTAINTY
about what I’m asking God for and be CONVINCED of things I do not yet see when
what I DO see is the reality of adverse circumstances?
God is not like mortals: He does not lie or
change His mind. When He says something, He fulfills
it. When He makes a promise, He keeps it (Num 23:19
KJV).
The answer to all these
questions is very simple: all you need to do is find in
the Bible, God’s Word, a promise He has made regarding the need you are facing.
Then you can be 100% sure that God will fulfill what He promised, because
heaven and earth will pass away before He fails to keep His Word.
I
love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
therefore will I call upon him as long as I live (Ps 116:1-2
KJV).
If today you are facing a problem, distress, or illness, do not stop praying to your
Heavenly Father, reminding Him of the promises He has made in His Word. Everything you pray in accordance with the Bible IS in line with God’s
will, and that guarantees His answer.
And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired
of him (1
Jn 5:14-15 KJV).
By believing God and His Word, you are
guaranteed a divine answer—and more importantly, you bring joy to your Heavenly Father when you ask and receive in FAITH.
Having this attitude
toward God and His Word will always
lead you joyfully
into His presence.
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you. Quench not the Spirit (1 Thess
5:16-18 KJV).
As you can see, God’s plan for your life has always been for you to live a happy
and full life. He ensured that through FAITH in His Son Jesus Christ [believing
God, believing His Word], you have access to that blessed life.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly (Jn 10:10
KJV).
It is therefore
essential to accept and recognize
that the Blood and Life of Jesus is the just price paid for your
redemption and salvation. Being redeemed means you were bought with the Blood of Jesus,
released from a life of slavery to sin and death into freedom. Being saved
means being transferred from a state of death and condemnation to a state of
eternal life and total fulfillment.
And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God (Rom 12:2 KJV).
When you understand that the will of the Almighty God for your life is good,
pleasing, and perfect, you can trust
and rest in His Word, allowing
the joy of the Lord to fill
your spirit and heart.
Be careful for nothing; but in
every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God. And
the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Phil
4:6-7 KJV).
Instead of worrying, pray to your Heavenly Father
according to His Word and rest, trusting that He will certainly
answer you.
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (Jn
3:16-17 KJV).
God loves you so much that He preferred to give His own Son to pay the
consequences of your sins rather than lose you. Jesus did not come to condemn
you but to offer you a full and abundant life.
You are now a beloved child of God, a child
of light, and you can be confident that neither death,
life, angels, principalities, powers, things present,
things to
come, heights, depths,
nor any other created thing can separate
you from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
your Lord.
Rejoice not, for the joy of the LORD is your strength (Neh 8:10 KJV).
There is therefore no reason, no poverty,
illness, death, or evil that should allow anxiety or fear to affect your life, giving
room to sadness or depression.
Your Heavenly Father wants to see you
joyful, and if you truly want to please Him,
all you need to do is believe
and receive the full and abundant life He paid for you. Remember, Jesus paid the
just price!
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved Heavenly Father, today I want to
once again thank You for the great and boundless love You have for me. Thank
You that, even though I was dead in my sins, You gave me life together with
Christ Jesus. By Your Grace I am saved through FAITH [believing You, believing
Your Word], and neither the FAITH nor the Grace are mine, but gifts of Your
Love for me. Thank You because in Your Word, the Bible, You have made more than
three thousand promises that affect every area of my existence, and all these promises
are “Yes and Amen” for those
of us who believe You, who
trust Your Word. I desire that today
(and every day of my life), I may please You; therefore, I determine today,
with Your help, Holy Spirit, to believe, receive, and live that full and
abundant life You purchased for me at the price of Your own life, Lord Jesus. So
I resist fear and will not give place to doubt or discouragement. I believe and
declare that I am healthy, I am free, I am prosperous, I am joyful!
I am a legitimate and authentic Child of
God, Born Again! In the name of
Jesus. Amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a Child of God? How do I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer
aloud, putting all your attention
and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of
God. That You came into this world, born
of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. Therefore, today I say that I accept. I accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I accept Your precious
Blood shed to the last drop out of love for me! I open my
heart to You and invite You in
because I want, Lord Jesus, that from today and forever You be my only and sufficient Savior, my
God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this
simple prayer and profession of faith I have passed from death to Life, I have been transferred from darkness
to Your marvelous Light. Today I have been Born Again! God, now I am Your
Child! Now You are my Father! I will never be alone again! I will never live
defeated again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible
is the Word of God, so
get a Bible and start reading and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The
Bible in One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year (palabradehonor.org). You will notice
that the program is set up so you can print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based
on the Good News, which are
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have read the
entire Bible.
October 26 1 Thessalonians 5 / Isaiah 23-24 / Psalm 116
1 Thessalonians
5
But of the times and the seasons,
brethren, ye have no need that I write
unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in
the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety;
then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they
shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake
you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children
of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others;
but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night;
and they that be drunken
are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith
and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether
we wake or sleep, we should live together
with him.
11 Wherefore comfort
yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
also ye do.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour
among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish
you;
13 And to esteem them very highly
in love for their work's
sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,
comfort the feebleminded,
support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render
evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow
that which is good, both
among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without
ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not
prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
24
Faithful is he that calleth
you, who also will do it.
25 Brethren, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brethren
with an holy kiss.
27 I charge
you by the Lord that this epistle
be read unto all the holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Amen.
Isaiah
23 The burden
of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste,
so that there is no house, no
entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
2 Be still,
ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants
of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
3 And by great waters
the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river,
is her revenue; and she is a
mart of nations.
4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath
spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying,
I travail not, nor bring forth children,
neither do I nourish up young
men, nor bring up virgins.
5 As at the report
concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
7 Is this your joyous
city, whose antiquity
is of ancient days? her own feet shall
carry her afar off to sojourn.
8 Who hath taken
this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed
it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of
the earth.
10 Pass through
thy land as a river, O daughter
of Tarshish: there is no more
strength.
11 He stretched out
his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant
city, to destroy
the strong holds thereof.
12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice,
O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to
Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in
the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces
thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength
is laid waste.
15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after
the end of seventy years shall
Tyre sing as an harlot.
16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that
thou mayest be remembered.
17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years,
that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms
of the world upon the face of the earth.
18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the
LORD: it shall not
be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell
before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and
for durable clothing.
24
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth
empty, and maketh
it waste, and turneth it upside down, and
scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 And it shall be, as with the people,
so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so
with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender,
so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to
him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied,
and utterly spoiled:
for the LORD hath spoken this word.
4 The earth
mourneth and fadeth
away, the world
languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the
earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have
transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein
are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few
men left.
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 The mirth of tabrets
ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice
endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 They shall not drink
wine with a song; strong
drink shall be bitter to them
that drink it.
10 The city of confusion
is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 There is a crying
for wine in the streets;
all joy is darkened, the mirth of the
land is gone.
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten
with destruction.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land
among the people, there shall be
as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning
grapes when the vintage
is done.
14 They shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for the majesty of the
LORD, they
shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Wherefore glorify
ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness,
my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously;
yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall
fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be
taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations
of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly
broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall
reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall,
and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the
LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and
the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together,
as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and
shall be shut up in the prison,
and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall
be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the
LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in
Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Psalm
116 I love the LORD, because
he hath heard my voice and my
supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined
his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as
long as I live.
3 The sorrows
of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called
I upon the name of the
LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee,
deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD preserveth
the simple: I was brought
low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest,
O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with
thee.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my
feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly
afflicted:
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12 What shall
I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant;
I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my
bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name
of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
19 In the courts of the LORD's house,
in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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