Verse from 1 Samuel

但耶和华对撒母耳说：“不要看他的外貌和他高大的身材，因为我不拣选他。耶和华看人不像人看人，人是看外表，耶和华是看内心。” (撒母耳记上 16:7)

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)

First impressions can often lead to wrong conclusions.

Verse from Ecclesiastes

蒙神赐予财富与资产的人，神都使他能够享用，并取自己的分，在劳碌中自得其乐，这是神的恩赐。(传道书 5:19)

Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. (Ecclesiastes 5:19)

From beginning to end, all of life is a continuous gift-giving by God. We deserve nothing. He owes us nothing. Yet He gives us everything. Whatever material blessings we have are a gift from our gracious God.

God, who has given so much to us, gives one more thing—a grateful heart. —Herbert

Verse from Psalm

神啊！我的心渴慕你， 好象鹿渴慕溪水。 (诗篇 42:1)

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. (Psalm 42:1)

May our hearts always desires for Christ to fill our lives

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Verse from 1 Corinthians

爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈。爱是不嫉妒，不自夸，不张狂；不作失礼的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易动怒，不计较人的过犯；不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理。爱是凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。(哥林多前书 13:4-7)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

Real love is helping others for Jesus’ sake even if they can never return the favor.

Verse from Matthew

他回答：“你要全心、全性、全意爱主你的　神。 这是最重要的第一条诫命。 (马太福音 22:37, 38)

Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. (Matthew 22:37, 38)

Verse from Galatians

但到了时机成熟，神就差遣他的儿子，由女人所生，而且生在律法之下，(加拉太书 4:4)

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, (Galatians 4:4)

God’s timing is perfect in everything. While you are waiting, perhaps wondering why God doesn’t seem to be acting on your behalf, remember that He’s working behind the scenes to prepare His moment of intervention at just the right time. Trust Him. He knows what time it is.

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work. —Marshall

Verse from 2 Corinthians

显明你们自己是基督的书信，是借着我们写成的，不是用墨，而是用永活神的灵写的；不是写在石版上，而是写在心版上。(哥林多后书 3:3)

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Corinthians 3:3)

We are Christ’s “letters of recommendation” to all who read our lives.

Verse from Psalm

你们要称谢耶和华，因他本是良善的； 他的慈爱永远长存。 (诗篇 107:1)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 107:1)

Verse from Psalm

我要对耶和华说：“你是我的避难所，我的保障，你是我的神，我所倚靠的。”(诗篇 91:2)

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:2)

Verse from Philippians

各人不要单顾自己的事，也要顾别人的事。 (腓立比书 2:4)

not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Philippians 2:4)

Nothing costs as much as caring—except not caring.

Verse from Matthew

我吩咐你们的一切，都要教导他们遵守。这样，我就常常与你们同在，直到这世代的终结。” (马太福音 28:20)

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

No matter what happens in our lives, Jesus is and will always be with us. 

Verse from Nehemiah

他们拒绝听从，也不记念你在他们中间所行的奇事，硬着颈项，存心悖逆，自立首领，要回到他们为奴之地去。但你是乐意饶恕的神，你有恩典，有怜悯，不轻易发怒，并有丰盛的慈爱，所以你没有撇弃他们。(尼希米记 9:17)

They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them, (Nehemiah 9:17)

These divine qualities encourage us to draw near to God—even after we have wandered away from Him. When we humbly abandon our rebellious ways and recommit ourselves to God’s ways, He will show compassion and welcome us back to closeness with Him.

Verse from 1 John

我们若承认自己的罪，神是信实的、公义的，必定赦免我们的罪，洁净我们脱离一切不义。(约翰壹书 1:9)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Verse from Romans

不要欠人的债；但在彼此相爱的事上，要觉得是欠了人的债。爱别人的，就成全了律法。 (罗马书 13:8)

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8)

Let's cont to love those around us, rem the less fortunate and the less remembered n taken notice of, such as the farmers, the fishermen in the world. 

Verse from Matthew

耶稣却对他们说：“小信的人哪！为甚么害怕呢？”他就起来斥责风和海，风浪就完全平静了。(马太福音 8:26)

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. (Matthew 8:26)

Fear keeps us from forgiving, taking a stand at the office, giving our resources to God’s kingdom, or saying no when all our friends are saying yes.

In the face of fear, we need to hear Jesus ask, “Why are you fearful?” (v.26) and be reminded that He will never leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5-6). There is nothing that He can’t overcome and therefore nothing for Him to fear.

In times of fear, call out to Jesus

Verse from Psalm

你是我藏身之处，你必保护我脱离患难，以得救的欢呼四面环绕我。(诗篇 32:7)

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. (Psalm 32:7)

Out of the attacks of evil come the victories of God and the victory chants of God's people. Let's find our strength and protection in our holy God! Let's make God our hiding place, our source of security, and our hope in times of trouble.

Verse from Psalm

因为耶和华的话是正直的，他的一切作为都是诚实的。(诗篇 33:4)

For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. (Psalm 33:4)

Verse from John

她说：“主啊！没有。”耶稣说：“我也不定你的罪。走吧，从现在起不要再犯罪了。”(约翰福音 8:11)

“No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:11)

His compassion reminds us of His forgiving grace

Even in our most embarrassing moments of failure, we can cry out to Him and find that His grace is truly amazing.

Verse from Lamentations

耶和华的慈爱永不断绝，他的怜悯永不止息。 每天早晨都是新的；你的信实多么广大！ (耶利米哀歌 3:22, 23)

Because of the Lord ’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22, 23)

Verse from Psalm

我永远不会忘记你的训词，因为你用这些训词使我存活。(诗篇 119:93)

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. (Psalm 119:93)

In our darkest caves and moments of affliction, our souls can be revived by our Father in heaven when we recall and fill our minds with His encouraging words.

Verse from Ephesians

并且建造在使徒和先知的根基上，基督耶稣自己就是奠基石，(以弗所书 2:20)

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. (Ephesians 2:20)

Jesus is a precious cornerstone, and those who trust in Him will always have a solid Rock to depend upon.

Christ, the Rock, is our sure hope.

Verse from Mark

因为他们都是把自己剩余的投入，这寡妇是自己不足，却把她一切所有的，就是全部养生的，都投进去了。”(马可福音 12:44)

They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” (Mark 12:44)

The act of giving reminds us that we live by the grace of God—like the birds and the flowers. 

It's not about how much or how little u give, it's about the willingness to give what u can to God. 

Verse from 2 Samuel

大卫又求问耶和华，耶和华说：“你不要直接上去，要绕到他们后面，从桑林对面攻打他们。(撒母耳记下 5:23)

so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. (2 Samuel 5:23)

Each day we face many challenges. Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer, our first action should always be to consult God.

To stand up to any challenge, spend time on prayer.

Verse from Malachi and Ecclesiastes

万军之耶和华说：“因为我耶和华是不改变的，所以你们雅各的子孙也不会灭没。(玛拉基书 3:6)

“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. (Malachi 3:6)

万事都有定期，天下万务都有定时：(传道书 3:1)

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

God’s unchanging nature is our security during seasons of change.

Verse from 2 Corinthians

因此，我们立定志向，无论住在身内或是与身体分开，都要讨主的喜悦。(哥林多后书 5:9)

Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. (2 Corinthians 5:9)

Living out of love for God and pleasing Him should be our heart’s desire n the highest motive for obeying Him.

Verse from Romans

不可被恶所胜，反要以善胜恶。(罗马书 12:21)

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21)

Father, give me the courage to reach out to those I may not want to reach. Show Your love through me in ways that will bring glory to You

and true peace in my corner of the world.

Verse from Psalm

你们要住手，要知道我是神；我要在列国中被尊崇，我要在全地上被尊崇。(诗篇 46:10)

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10)

Be still, and allow Him to calm your greatest fears.

God’s whisper of comfort quiets the noise of our trials.

Verse from John

你们中间有谁能指证我有罪呢？我既然讲真理，你们为甚么不信我呢？(约翰福音 8:46)

Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? (John 8:46)

In a sense, that debate goes on today. Those who oppose Jesus seek to discredit His statements and twist them into lies. Jesus says, “I am telling you the truth,” and promises that He will give us a freedom we can find nowhere else.

God’s truth stands any test.

Verse from Deuteronomy

“以色列啊，现在耶和华你的神向你要的是甚么呢？只要你敬畏耶和华你的神，行在他的一切道路上，爱他，一心一意事奉耶和华你的神，(申命记 10:12)

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, (Deuteronomy 10:12)

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