Don’t store up treasures here on earth where they can erode away or may be stolen. Store them in heaven where they will never lose their value and are safe from thieves. If your profits are in heaven, your heart will be there too.
Matthew 6:19-21 (TLB)
After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.
I Timothy 6:7 (NLT)
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
Mark 8:36 (NLT)
If this guard sees enemy soldiers coming, he blows the trumpet and warns the people.
Ezekiel 33:3 (ERV)
Then Jesus said to them all, “Watch yourselves! Keep from wanting all kinds of things you should not have. A man’s life is not made up of things, even if he has many riches.”
Luke 12:15 (NLV)
For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from The Father, but are from this world.
I John 2:16 (NLT)
But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what He wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.
Matthew 6:33 (CEV)
Give thanks to The Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever.
I Chronicles 16:34 (NLT)
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes; these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Ephesians 5:4 (NLT)
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)
Don’t be weary in prayer; keep at it, watch for God’s answers, and remember to be thankful when they come.
Colossians 4:2 (TLB)
“Amen!” they said, “Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and forever. Amen!”
Revelation 7:12 (TLB)
Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man who trusts in The Lord and whose trust is The Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7 (NASB)
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
Luke 11:28 (NET)
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 12:1-3 (NLT)
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man who The Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalm 32:1-2 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which The Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NKJV)
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
Psalm 150:3 (NKJV)
God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for Him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
God blesses those who are humble, for they will be satisfied.
God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are My followers.
Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
Matthew 5:3-12 (NLT)
First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will come scoffers who will do every wrong they can think of and laugh at the truth. This will be their line of argument: “So Jesus promised to come back, did He? Then where is He? He’ll never come! Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly as it was since the first day of creation.”
II Peter 3:3-4 (TLB)
Dearly loved friends, don’t always believe everything you hear just because someone says it is a message from God: test it first to see if it really is. For there are many false teachers around, and the way to find out if their message is from The Holy Spirit is to ask: Does it really agree that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, actually became man with a human body? If so, then the message is from God. If not, the message is not from God but from one who is against Christ, like the “antichrist” you have heard about who is going to come, and his attitude of enmity against Christ is already abroad in the world.
I John 4:1-3 (TLB)