Leaving because of the gospel

Jesus said:
I assure you there is no one
who has left house, brothers or sisters,
mother or father, children, or fields
because of Me and the gospel,
who will not receive 100 times more,
now at this time -
houses, brothers and sisters,
mothers and children, and fields,
with persecutions -
and eternal life in the age to come.
But many who are first will be last,
and the last first.

Mark 10:29-31

Following Jesus

Jesus said:
If anyone wants to be My follower,
he must deny himself,
take up his cross,
and follow Me.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life
because of Me and the gospel will save it.
For what does it benefit a main
to gain the whole world
yet lose his life?
What can a man give
in exchange for his life?
For whoever is ashamed of Me
and My words in this adulterous
and sinful generation,
the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him
when He comes in the glory of His Father
with the holy angels.

Mark 8:34-38

How long?

Lord - how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning
with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy
and be glad all our days.
Make us rejoice for as many days
as You have humbled us,
for as many years as
we have been adversity.
Let Your work be seen
by Your servants,
and Your splendor
by their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God
be on us;
establish for us the work
of our hands.

Psalm 90:13-17

Heal the brokenhearted.

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and freedom to the prisoners;
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of our God's vengeance;
to comfort all who mourn...

For as the earth brings forth its growth,
and as a garden enables
what is sown to spring up,
so the Lord God
will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.

Isaiah 61

The Lord's Covenant

"As for Me, this is My covenant with them,"
says the Lord:
"My Spirit who is on you,
and My words that I have put in your mouth,
will not depart from your mouth,
or from the mouth of your children,
or from the mouth of your children's children,
from now on and forever,"
says the Lord.

Isaiah 59

Higher

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways,"
this is the Lord's declaration.

"For as heaven is higher than earth,
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven,
and do not return there
without saturating the earth,
and making it germinate and sprout,
and providing seed to sow
and food to eat,
so My word that comes from My mouth
will not return to Me empty,
bugt will accomplish what I please,
and will prosper in what I send it to do.

Isaiah 55

Refuge, Strength

God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.
Therfore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake
with its turmoil.

Psalm 40

God has us

Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down
and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts
from far away.
You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.
You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.
This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty;
I am unable to reach it.

Psalm 139

Remember this and be brave;
take it to heart, you transgressors!
Remember what happened long ago,
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and no one is like Me.
I declare the end from the beginning,
and from long go what is not yet done,
saying: My plan will take place,
and I will do all My will.

Isaiah 46

Wait for the Lord

The Lord is my light and my salvation,
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
of whom should I be afraid...

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple...

I am certain that I will see the Lord's
goodness in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be courageous and let your heart be strong.
Wait for the Lord.

Psalm 27

Make Your ways known to me, Lord;
teach me Your paths.
Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for Your are the God of my salvation;
I wait for You all day long.
Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with Your faithful love,
remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord.

Psalm 25

Coming before the Lord

Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?
The one who has clean hands
and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

Psalm 24

Everlasting God

Who will you compare Me too,
who is My equal?"
asks the Holy One.
Look up and see:
who created these?
He brings out the starry host by number;
He calls all of them by name.
Because of His great power and strength,
not one of them is missing...

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Yahweh is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the whole earth.
He never grows faint or weary;
there is no limit to His understanding.
He gives strength to the weary
and strengthens the powerless.
Youths may faint
and grow weary,
and young men stumble and fall,
but those who trust in the Lord
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary;
they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40

From someone much wiser than me

For the Lord will be your everlasting light
and your God will be your glory.

Isaiah 60

This is the way

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
he rises to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!

O people of Zion,
who live in Jerusalem,
you will weep no more.
How gracious he will be
when you cry for help!
As soon as he hears,
he will answer you...

Whether you turn to the right or to the left,
your ears will hear a voice behind you saying,
"This is the way; walk in it."

Isaiah 30:18,19,21