Hezekiah was the king of Judah. He was a good king. Other Kings before him had disrespected the temple and it no longer was being used to honor God. But at the beginning of his reign Hezekiah cleaned it up and put the Levites back in service to give offerings to God. The people also sang songs to honor God. It’s a good read, here’s the link.

2 Chronicles 29:

³⁴ But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been. ³⁵ There was an abundance of burnt offerings, along with the usual liquid offerings, and a great deal of fat from the many peace offerings.

So the Temple of the Lord was restored to service. ³⁶ And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly.

Romans 13:

8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. 9 For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.

Live a peaceful life. Don’t seek revenge. Overcome evil by doing good.

Romans 12:

¹⁷ Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. ¹⁸ Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

¹⁹ Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,

²⁰ Instead,

²¹ Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

If I feel like God is being mean to me or if I’ve been doing wrong, I say promises from the Bible aloud so I can settle myself down and stop worrying. Instead I trust God.

           Lam. 3:22-23   +   Rom. 8:28   =

                              Phil. 4:7

Lamentations 3:22-23

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
²³ They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

Romans 8:28

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Philippians 4:7

⁷ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Great is the richness and knowledge of God.

Romans 11:

³³ Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!

³⁶ For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.

As Christians we should tell people about Jesus so they will know the truth.

Romans 10:

¹⁴ But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? ¹⁵ And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”

¹⁶ But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “Lord, who has believed our message?” ¹⁷ So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

Who knows how to make bold powerful statements that can change life? God does. And He does it everyday using His simple handiwork in the sky. He goes to great lengths to get our attention.

Psalm 19:

Psalm 19 is a favorite Psalm for me. David wrote this Psalm. It’s powerpacked with two of my favorite things. At the start it talks about one of God’s gorgeous creations, the sky. At the end it goes into detail about the amazing awesomeness of God’s Word. Then it finishes off with a verse reminder to guard your thoughts and words!

These Bible verse are awesome to help start the day.

Lamentations 3:

2Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
²³ They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

Romans 8:

¹¹ The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

Psalm 16:

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

2 Corinthians 5:

⁷ For we walk by faith, not by sight.

John 16:

³³ These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Romans 8:

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:11 is a favorite Bible verse. It is powerful and true. I realized recently I should pray differently. As a Christian the presence of the Holy Spirit fully lives in me and other Christians. When  I’m pray, I can thank God for His full presence and then fight wrong thoughts and avoid sinful actions so the Holy Spirit fully shine through me.

Romans 8:

⁹ But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)¹⁰ And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.¹¹ The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

¹² Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.¹³ For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. ¹⁴ For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.