Being Too Busy

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. — read the full passage →

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: — read the full passage →

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;