No matter the threat, our first responsibility is to obey God.
Read: Acts 5:27-29
The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
Thank Him right now for what He has done for you!!
Read: Romans 8:3-4
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
God does exactly what He wants t do.
Read: Isaiah 46:10
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.’
Enjoy what’s been freely given to you.
Read: Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Having wisdom is better than having gold.
Read: Proverbs 3:13-14
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
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For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.
There are many angry, deceitful, and short-tempered people to deal with through life’s journey but remain a peacemaker, practice self-control, and cultivate joy.
Read: Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
Here is what love does.
Read:1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!
Be faithful and obey the Lord, especially when you don’t understand what’s going on. His thoughts are beyond ours.
Read: Isaiah 55:8-9
My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
You’ve done many good things but don’t be boastful about them.
Read: Proverbs 27:2
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
There are different kinds of success. If you want success, meditate in His Word day and night.
Read: Joshua 1:8
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.