"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
. . .
"God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my
feet like the deer's;
he makes
me tread on my high places" (Habakkuk 3:19, ESV).
"How then will they call
on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in
him of whom they have never heard?And how are they to hear without
someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is
written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good
news!'" (Romans 10:14–15, ESV).
"Everyone . . .
"For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from 
"Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For
you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you
ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'"
(James 4:14–15, ESV).
"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all
these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own
trouble" (Matthew 6:33–34, ESV).
"And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased 
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the 