Matthew 22:46. I laughed out loud when I read that. My version of the Bible would say it like this:
[45] If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? BOOYAH.” [46] And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. — John 10
I’m finally memorizing scripture again. Somehow I forgot how helpful and important it is. I invite you to join me in memorizing this passage. Yeah, it’s long, but we’ve got a week to do it.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:6-11
So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
23 Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
