2cor 11:18-30 Paul's suffering as an apostle
but since there are so many who boast for merely human reasons, i will do the same. you yourselves are so wise and so you gladly tolerate fools. you tolerate anyone who orders you around or takes advantage of you or traps you or looks down on you or slaps you in the face. i am ashamed to admit we were too timid to do those things!
but if anyone dares to boast about somehting - i am talking like a fool - i will be just as daring. if i must boast, i will boast about things that show how weak i am. the God and Father of Lord Jesus - blessed be his name for ever! - knows that i am not lying.
Ps 34:2-7 in praise of God's goodness
i will praise him for what he has done;
may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!
proclaim with me the Lord's greatness;
let us praise his name together!
i prayed to the Lord, and he answered me;
he freed me from all my fears.
the oppressed look to him and are glad;
they will never be disappointed.
the helpless call to him, and he answers;
he saves them from all their troubles.
his angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.
Mt. 6: 19-23 riches in heaven
"do not store up in riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. for your heart will always be where your riches are.
the eyes are like a lamp for the body. if your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light. but if your eyes are no good, your body will be in darkness. so if the light in you is darkness, how terribly dark it will be.
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