You who love the Lord, hate evil! - Psalm 97:10. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good - Romans 12:9. To fear the Lord is to hate evil - Proverbs 8:13.
Depart from evil
Depart from evil and do good - Psalm 34:14.
Seek good not evil
Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is - Amos 5:14 .
Do not repay evil for evil
See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone - 1 Thessalonians 5:15.
Do not imitate what is evil
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God - 3 John 1:11.
Do not seek evil
He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil - Proverbs 11:27.
Keep your tongue from evil
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit - Psalm 34:13.
Overcome evil with good
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:21.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us hate evil and love good. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful - Luke 6:36.
Our God is kind and merciful to the ungrateful and wicked. He wants us also to be kind, merciful and love our enemies just as He loved us while we were the enemies of of God. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! - Romans 5:8-10.
Love your enemies, Do good, Bless & Pray -Do to others as you would have them do to you
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you - Luke 6:27-31.
God will reward us -Love your enemies & do good
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful - Luke 6:32-36.
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you - Proverbs 25:21,22.
God will repay - Overcome evil with good
Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.- Romans 12:17-21.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are kind and merciful to the ungrateful and wicked. Change our heart and surround us by the power of Your love. Let us also love, do good, bless, pray, be kind and merciful to our enemies. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
A person’s steps are directed by the Lord - Proverbs 20:24.
We will receive the direction of God in our life as we seek His guidance. Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long - Psalm 25:4,5. The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives - Psalm 37:23.
Jacob got the direction of God by offering sacrifices to God before his Journey to see Joseph in Egypt
So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.” Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt - Genesis 46:1-7.
David got the direction of God by inquiring God before pursuing troops to rescue his family
So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” - 1 Samuel 30:8. So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all - 1 Samuel 30:18,19.
Let us seek God to direct us and follow His direction. Lead me and guide me - Psalm 31:3. I will direct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will direct you with My loving eye on you - Psalm 32:8.This is the way, walk in it,' when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways - Psalm 91:11. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail - Isaiah 58:11.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us seek Your guidance and follow Your direction in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen - Romans 15:33.
Our God is the God of peace who gives us peace. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid - John 14:27. He made peace with us through His blood on the cross. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 5:1. By Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross - Colossians 1:20.
Perfect peace -Trust God
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You - Isaiah 26:3.
Great peace -Love God's Word
Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble - Psalm 119:165.
God's peace will rule and guard our hearts, our sleep and home as we trust Him and love His Word. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful - Colossians 3:15. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:7. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety - Psalm 4:8. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces - Psalm 122:7.
Let us thank our God of peace who gives us peace always and in every way like a river. May the LORD bless his people with peace! - Psalm 29:11. Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river - Isaiah 66:12. Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all - II Thessalonians 3:1.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of peace. We thank You for extending peace to us always and in every way like a river. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Be still before the Lord, all mankind - Zechariah 2:13.
Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10.
In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength - Isaiah 30:14.
Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14.
Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still - Exodus 14:13,14.
Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still - Psalm 4:4.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me - Psalm 131:2.
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes - 1 Samuel 12:16.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes - Psalm 37:7.
You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you - 2 Chronicles 20:17.
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken - Psalm 62:5,6.
Teach me, and I will be silent - Job 6:24.
I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me - Habakkuk 2:1.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint - Isaiah 40:31.
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him - Habakkuk 2:20.
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer - Romans 12:12.
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! - Psalm 27:14.
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord - Lamentations 3:25, 26.
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! - Psalm 46:10.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be still before You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma - Ephesians 5:1,2.
Love comes from God as He loved us and gave Himself for us. Therefore, we are also ought to love one another in the same way. Let us love one another, for love comes from God - 1 John 4:7. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another - 1 John 4:11.
God showed His love among us by sending his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins - 1 John 4:9,10.
God demonstrated His own love towards us as Christ died for us while we were still sinners
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us - Romans 5:8.
Holy Spirit pours out God's love
The love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us - Romans 5:5.
Born of God & knows God
Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love - 1 John 4:7,8.
God lives in us
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us - 1 John 4:12.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life - John 3:16.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us walk in love and love one another like how You loved us and gave Yourself for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Give thanks in all circumstances - 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
Give thanks
Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:20. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1.
Pray to God
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:6-7.
Choose to rejoice in God
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior - Habakkuk 3:17-18.
Find strength in God
The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills.- Habakkuk 3:19. The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation - Psalm 118:14.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us give thanks, pray, rejoice and find strength in You in all circumstances. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.