I spend the night in deep thought; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

Listen, O LORD, to my plea for justice; pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to my honest prayer.

Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.

Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.

Those who hate me would bow in fear before me; their punishment would last forever.

And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the LORD, have spoken."

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"

By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants---by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,

The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

If you give these instructions to the believers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, as you feed yourself spiritually on the words of faith and of the true teaching which you have followed.

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.

I have relied on you since the day I was born, and you have always been my God.

Turn to me and have mercy on me; strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did. You have saved me from death.

Paul traveled on to Derbe and Lystra, where a Christian named Timothy lived. His mother, who was also a Christian, was Jewish, but his father was a Greek.

and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me.

King Agrippa! I can speak to you with all boldness, because you know about these things. I am sure that you have taken notice of every one of them, for this thing has not happened hidden away in a corner.

He was absolutely sure that God would be able to do what he had promised.

For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future,

Some people think that a certain day is more important than other days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should firmly make up our own minds.

My union with the Lord Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for you.

My friends: I myself feel sure that you are full of goodness, that you have all knowledge, and that you are able to teach one another.

But even if we speak like this, dear friends, we feel sure about you. We know that you have the better blessings that belong to your salvation.

It was in faith that all these persons died. They did not receive the things God had promised, but from a long way off they saw them and welcomed them, and admitted openly that they were foreigners and refugees on earth.