Luke 18:23-30New International Version (NIV) 23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.24 Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of...

2 Kings 20:1-6New International Version (NIV) Hezekiah’s Illness 20 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to...

Isaiah 41:8-11New International Version (NIV) 8 “But you, Israel, my servant,     Jacob, whom I have chosen,     you descendants of Abraham my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth,     from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’;...

Jeremiah 33:1-3New International Version (NIV) Promise of Restoration 33 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: 2 “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and...

Psalm 39:4-7New International Version (NIV) 4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end     and the number of my days;     let me know how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;     the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath,...

Psalm 46:1-5New International Version (NIV) 1 God is our refuge and strength,     an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way     and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam     and...

1 Peter 5:6-9 New International Version (NIV) 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a...