Called to be Light in the Darkness

Ephesians 5:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.Walk as children of light

1 Thessalonians 5:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 For you are all children[a] of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

Philippians 2:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Prince of Peace

Isaiah 9:6English Standard Version (ESV)

6 For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Philippians 4:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 6:16English Standard Version (ESV)

16 And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

Harvest of Righteousness

Psalm 17:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
    when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

Genesis 18:19English Standard Version (ESV)

19 For I have chosen[a] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

James 3:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Good News!

Nahum 1:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 [a] Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him
    who brings good news,
    who publishes peace!
Keep your feasts, O Judah;
    fulfill your vows,
for never again shall the worthless pass through you;
    he is utterly cut off.

1 Peter 1:25English Standard Version (ESV)

25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

Stand Firm in the Lord

Philippians 4:1English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Therefore, my brothers,[a] whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

Exodus 14:13English Standard Version (ESV)

13 And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.

Galatians 5:1English Standard Version (ESV)

5 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Hold Fast to Jesus

Philippians 2:16English Standard Version (ESV)

16 holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

Luke 8:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

1 Thessalonians 5:21English Standard Version (ESV)

21 but test everything; hold fast what is good.

Pure and Blameless on Christ's Day

Philippians 1:9-11English Standard Version (ESV)

9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 2:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,