Great Is Your Faithfulness

Psalm 108:3-4English Standard Version (ESV)

3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 For your steadfast love is great above the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Lamentations 3:22-23English Standard Version (ESV)

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
    his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.

Lord's Reward

Genesis 15:1English Standard Version (ESV)

15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:“Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

2 John 8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we[a] have worked for, but may win a full reward.

Proverbs 11:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

The Race We Are Running

Hebrews 12:1English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

1 Corinthians 9:24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Seek the Lord's Presence Continually

Psalm 105:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!

Jude 24English Standard Version (ESV)

Doxology

24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

2 Thessalonians 1:9English Standard Version (ESV)

9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Lord's Steadfast Love

Psalm 103:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Psalm 136:1English Standard Version (ESV)

136 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

James 1:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

God's Covenant with Us

Genesis 9:9English Standard Version (ESV)

9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you,

Matthew 26:28English Standard Version (ESV)

28 for this is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Covenant off Life and Peace

Malachi 2:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.

Acts 9:31English Standard Version (ESV)

31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.

Fragrant Offfering

Psalm 96:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering, and come into his courts!

2 Timothy 4:6English Standard Version (ESV)

6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

Philippians 4:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

Praise and Thanks for the Foundation the Lord Has Given Us

Joel 2:26English Standard Version (ESV)

26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
    and praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people shall never again be put to shame.

Ezra 3:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,

“For he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Thanksgiving

Psalm 100:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Exodus 15:2English Standard Version (ESV)

2 The Lord is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
    my father's God, and I will exalt him.

James 5:13English Standard Version (ESV)

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

Glory to God in the Highest

2 Chronicles 5:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Isaiah 24:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 Therefore in the east[a] give glory to the Lord;
    in the coast lands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Luke 2:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 “Glory to God in the highest,
    and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”[a]

Lord of Glory

Acts 7:55English Standard Version (ESV)

55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Mark 13:26English Standard Version (ESV)

26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

James 2:1English Standard Version (ESV)

2 My brothers,[a] show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

Integrity

Titus 2:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Psalm 78:72English Standard Version (ESV)

72 With upright heart he shepherded them
    and guided them with his skillful hand.

1 Kings 9:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules,