The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.

Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

For we live by faith, not by sight.

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.