My feet stand on level ground.  I will praise the Lord with the choirs in worship.

(Psalm 26:12 -- GW)

My son, pay attention to my words.  Open  your ears to what I say. ²¹  Do not lose sight of these things.  Keep them deep within your heart ²²  because they are life to those who find them and they heal the whole body. ²³ Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.
(Proverbs 4:20-23 -- GW)

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
(Genesis 28:16 -- CSB)

Who may go up the Lord’s mountain?  Who may stand in his holy place?  The one who has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.
(Psalm 24:3-4 -- GW)

We have been sprinkled with his blood to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water.  So we must continue to come to him with a sincere heart and strong faith.
(Hebrews 10:22 -- GW)

Come, let’s worship and bow down.  Let’s kneel in front of the Lord, our maker, because he is our God and we are the people in his care, the flock that he leads. 
If only you would listen to him today!
(Psalm 95:6-7 -- GW)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

(John 3:16 -- NIV)

Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty can’t come in.
(Isaiah 59:14b -- GW)

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, ²⁰ where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

(Hebrews 6:19-20 -- ESV)

1. Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?
   Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
   Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
   Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
   
   • Refrain:
     Are you washed in the blood,
     In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?
     Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
     Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
2. Are you walking daily by the Savior’s side?
   Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
   Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
   Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
3. When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
   Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
   Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
   And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?
4. Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
   And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
   There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
   Oh, be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

(by Elisha A. Hoffman)

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The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.
(Psalm 12:6 -- CSB)

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17 -- CSB)

The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an open highway.
(Proverbs 15:19 -- GW)

The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
(Romans 13:9 -- NIV)

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t make plans to gratify the desires of the flesh.
(Romans 13:14 -- CSB)

Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me;
Died that I might live on high,
Lived that I might never die,
As the branch is to the vine,
I am His, and He is mine.

2. Oh, the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heavens above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting as eternity.
Love that found me--wondrous thought!--
Found me when I sought Him not.

3. Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart;
Peace that flows from sin forgiven,
Joy that lifts the soul to heaven;
Faith and hope to walk with God
In the way that Enoch trod.

4. Chief of sinner though I be,
Christ is All in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own.
Safe with Him from earthly strife,
He sustains the hidden life.

5. O my Savior, help afford
By Thy Spirit and Thy Word!
When my wayward heart would stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Grace in time of need supply
While I live and when I die.

(by William McComb)

Turn your burdens over to the Lord, and he will take care of you.
(Psalm 55:22a -- GW)

If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold,
And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain:
Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there;
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
1. When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,
   Don’t forget that God in Heaven answers prayer;
   He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through—
   Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
2. When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
   And your body bends beneath the weight of care;
   He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end—
   Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

(by Charles A. Tindley)

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Ask, and it will be given to you.  Seek, and you will find.  Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

(Matthew 7:7 -- CSB)

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God.  The other prisoners were listening to them.

(Acts 16:25 -- GW)

In those days Hezekiah became sick and was about to die.  The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Give final instructions to your household, because you’re about to die.  You won’t get well.”
² Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to the Lord, ³ “Please, Lord, remember how I’ve lived faithfully and sincerely in your presence.  I’ve done what you consider right.”  And he cried bitterly.
⁴ Isaiah hadn’t gone as far as the middle courtyard when the Lord spoke his word to him: ⁵ “Go back and say to Hezekiah, leader of my people, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I’ve heard your prayer.  I’ve seen your tears.  Now I’m going to heal you.  The day after tomorrow you will go to the Lord’s temple. ⁶ I’ll give you 15 more years to live.  I’ll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’”
⁷ Then Isaiah said, “Get a fig cake, and put it on the boil so that the king will get well.”
⁸ Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I’ll go to the Lord’s temple the day after tomorrow?”
⁹ Isaiah said, “This is your sign from the Lord that he will do what he promises.  Do you want the shadow to go forward ten steps or come back ten steps?”
¹⁰ Hezekiah replied, “It’s easy for the shadow to extend ten more steps forward.  No, let it come back ten steps.”
¹¹ Then the prophet Isaiah called on the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow that had gone down on Ahaz’s stairway go back up ten steps.

(2 Kings 20:1-11 -- GW)

You see that Abraham’s faith and what he did worked together.  His faith was shown to be genuine by what he did. ²³ The Scripture passage came true.  It says, “Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded as the basis of Abraham’s approval by God.”  So Abraham was called God’s friend. ²⁴ You see that a person receives God’s approval because of what he does, not only because of what he believes. ²⁵ The same is true of the prostitute Rahab who welcomed the spies and sent them away on another road.  She received God’s approval because of what she did.
(James 2:22-25 -- GW)

One day the beggar died, and the angels carried him to be with Abraham.  The rich man also died and was buried. ²³ He went to hell, where he was constantly tortured.  As he looked up, in the distance he saw Abraham and Lazarus. ²⁴ He yelled, ‘Father Abraham!  Have mercy on me!  Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue.  I am suffering in this fire.’
(Luke 16: 22-24 -- GW)

Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.

(Deuteronomy 11:1 -- NIV)

The dice are thrown, but the Lord determines every outcome.
(Proverbs 16:33 -- GW)

But Joseph refused and said to her, “My master doesn’t concern himself with anything in the house.  He trusts me with everything he owns. ⁹ No one in this house is greater than I.  He’s kept nothing back from me except you, because you’re his wife.  How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” ¹⁰ Although she kept asking Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or be with her.
(Genesis 39:8-10 -- GW)

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One day Jesus and his disciples got into a boat.  He said to them, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they started out. ²³ As they were sailing along, Jesus fell asleep.  A violent storm came across the lake.   The boat was taking on water, and they were in danger. ²⁴ They went to him, woke him up, and said, “Master! Master!  We’re going to die!”  Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to stop.  The wind stopped, and the sea became calm. ²⁵ He asked them, “Where is your faith?”  Frightened and amazed, they asked each other, “Who is this man?  He gives orders to the wind and the water, and they obey him!”
(Luke 8:22-25 -- GW)

So Jacob was left alone.  Then a man wrestled with him until dawn. ²⁵ When the man saw that he could not win against Jacob, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that it was dislocated as they wrestled. ²⁶ Then the man said, “Let me go; it’s almost dawn.”  But Jacob answered, “I won’t let you go until you bless me.”
²⁷ So the man asked him, “What’s your name?”
“Jacob,” he answered.
²⁸ The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men—and you have won.”
(Genesis 32:24-28 -- GW)

And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. ⁷ And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to him, . . .
^{(1 Kings 17:6-8 -- ESV)}

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said.  “Do not do anything to him.  Now I know that you fear God, because you did not refuse to give me your son, your only son.”
¹³ When Abraham looked around, he saw a ram behind him caught by its horns in a bush.  So Abraham took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
(Genesis 22:12-13 -- GW)

Make music to praise the Lord, you faithful people who belong to him.
Remember his holiness by giving thanks.
(Psalm 30:4 -- GW)

The Lord said, “I promise I’ll come back to you next year at this time, and your wife Sarah will have a son.”  Sarah happened to be listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him. ¹¹ Abraham and Sarah were old.  Sarah was past the age of childbearing. ¹² And so Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “Now that I’ve become old, will I enjoy myself again?  What’s more, my husband is old!”
(Genesis 18:10-12 -- GW)

As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.
(Psalm 103:13 -- GW)

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him.  He said to Abram,
“I am God Almighty.
Live in my presence with integrity.
 ² I will give you my promise, and I will give you very many descendants.”

³ Immediately, Abram bowed with his face touching the ground, and again God spoke to him, ⁴ “My promise is still with you.  You will become the father of many nations. ⁵ So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations. ⁶ I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you. ⁷ I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise.  I will be your God and the God of your descendants. ⁸ I am also giving this land where you are living—all of Canaan—to you and your descendants as your permanent possession.  And I will be your God.”
(Genesis 17:1-8 -- GW)