Isaiah 66:1-2New International Version (NIV)Judgment and Hope66 This is what the Lord says:“Heaven is my throne,    and the earth is my footstool.Where is the house you will build for me?    Where will my resting place be?2 Has not my hand made all these...

Matthew 21:18-22New International Version (NIV)Jesus Curses a Fig Tree18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May...

Philippians 4:4-6New International Version (NIV)Final Exhortations4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,...

Colossians 3:1-10New International Version (NIV)Living as Those Made Alive in Christ3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly...

Matthew 6:25-30New International Version (NIV)Do Not Worry25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of...

Isaiah 40:1-5New International Version (NIV)Comfort for God’s People40 Comfort, comfort my people,    says your God.2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,    and proclaim to herthat her hard service has been completed,    that her sin has been paid for,that she has received...