The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,
Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed (Jonah 1:11-17) 11 Then said they to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea worked, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall...
Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Matthew 15:22-28 record: “And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and...
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your increase:
