Do not weep - Jesus is near

                                 Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Luke 7:11-17  Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

12  As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 

13  And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 

14  Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 

15  And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 

16  Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 

17  And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. 

Do not be anxious

Matthew 6:24-34  “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 

                                   Do Not Be Anxious

25  “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 

26  Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 

27  And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 

28  And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 

29  yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 

30  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 

31  Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 

32  For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 

33  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 

34  “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 

Heed the Spirit - Inherit the Kingdom

                              Keep in Step with the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26  But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 

17  For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 

18  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 

19  Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 

20  idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 

21  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 

22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 

24  And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

25  If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 

26  Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 

Pray thanks in all circumstances

1Thessalonians  5:18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 

Psalm 92:1-8  It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 
2  to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, 
3  to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. 
4  For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. 
5  How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep! 
6  The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: 
7  that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; 
8  but you, O LORD, are on high forever.