Rescued from Darkness

Micah 7:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
    when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.

1 Peter 2:9English Standard Version (ESV)

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Colossians 1:13English Standard Version (ESV)

13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Prisoners of Hope

Romans 5:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Matthew 12:21English Standard Version (ESV)

21     and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

Zechariah 9:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
    today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Freed Slave to Sin

Romans 6:22English Standard Version (ESV)

22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

Matthew 19:16English Standard Version (ESV)

The Rich Young Man

16 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”

Galatians 5English Standard Version (ESV)

Christ Has Set Us Free

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

Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ

Romans 6:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 4:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Luke 15:24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

My Life as a Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1English Standard Version (ESV)

A Living Sacrifice

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]

Mark 12:33English Standard Version (ESV)

33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Psalm 51:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Showing and Receiving Honor

Romans 12:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

1 Corinthians 4:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.

2 Peter 1:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,[a]with whom I am well pleased,”

Abundance of Steadfast Love

Psalm 100:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.

Isaiah 63:7English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord's Mercy Remembered

7 I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord,
    the praises of the Lord,
according to all that the Lord has granted us,
    and the great goodness to the house of Israel
that he has granted them according to his compassion,
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

Micah 7:18English Standard Version (ESV)

God's Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.