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MotL—

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

1 Peter 4:12-13

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Brothers, do not be surprised

Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. 1 John 3:13 [1] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in

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MotL —

    “I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,

        but now my eye sees you; 

    therefore I despise myself,

        and repent in dust and ashes.”

Job 42:5-6

“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so a

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Silence

    For God alone my soul waits in silence;         from him comes my salvation.      He alone is my rock and my salvation,    …

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5

(KJ2000)

Come, let us walk in the light of the LORD

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him…” 2

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Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man… When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying…

“I am alive forevermore”

…“Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Had

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MotL —

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.”

John 7:37b

I thirst

    I stretch out my hands to you;         my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Psalm 143:3-6 [6] …so Jesus, wearied as he was from

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    He has told you, O man, what is good;

        and what does the LORD require of you…

Micah 6:8a

Be a man

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 [1] Praise the LO

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MotL —

But who can stand before jealousy?

    For jealousy makes a man furious,         and he will not spare when he takes revenge.      He will accept no compensation;   &n…

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And he said

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

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For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest

Hebrews 12:18

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A drawing near

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 [16] On the morning of the third day there w

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And God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai the two stone tablets of the testimony, written with the finger of God.

And when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down, they gathered themselves, and made a golden calf, and worshipped it.

(Exodus 31:18-32:6)

Silver and gold have I none, but this I do have

        my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,     my shield, and the horn of my salvation… 2 Samuel 22:3a [1] Hear the word that the LORD

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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14

(ESV)

The light of men

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright m

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MotL —

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Colossians 3:2-4

(ESV)

Arise, O sleeper

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 [

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    [3] O LORD, how long shall the wicked,

        how long shall the wicked exult? 

    [4] They pour out their arrogant words;

        all the evildoers boast. 

    [5] They crush your people, O LORD,

        and afflict your heritage.

Psalm 94:3-5

(ESV)

I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for

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MotL —

    “I dwell in the high and holy place,

        and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,

    to revive the spirit of the lowly,

        and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

– The One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy

He keeps all his bones

    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;         a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17 [1] Thus says t

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    [1] To you I lift up my eyes,

        O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

Psalm 123:1

(ESV)

Who is this King of glory?

To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 [1] The earth is the L

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The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 2:12-14

(ESV)

Fools for Christ

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 2 Corinthians 5:13 [9] For I think that God has e