Being A Blessing

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

`The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work, — read the full passage →

and he who did look into the perfect law--that of liberty, and did continue there, this one--not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work--this one shall be happy in his doing.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

If, then, any exhortation <FI>is<Fi> in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with you all. Amen.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing--let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting--let him come; and he who is willing--let him take the water of life freely.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with your spirit! Amen.

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety--God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, — read the full passage →

as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, --`Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye--ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

to you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.'

and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;