For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He gr
So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet no
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything b
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulf
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances H
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his off
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the
So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prep
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs