Being Too Busy

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house, — read the full passage →

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain--to the age.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens: — read the full passage →

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing--the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth-- — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out. — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Noisy she <FI>is<Fi> , and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not. — read the full passage →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, — read the full passage →

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

And it cometh to pass--the king is passing by--that he hath cried unto the king, and saith, `Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle, and lo, a man hath turned aside and bringeth in unto me a man, and saith, Keep this man; if he be at all missing, then hath thy life been for his life, or a talent of silver thou dost weigh out; — read the full passage →

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

For I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

and at the same time also, they learn <FI>to be<Fi> idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

`Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these; — read the full passage →

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 this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already <FI>is<Fi> to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer <FI>is<Fi> our salvation than when we did believe;

for the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> death, and the mind of the Spirit--life and peace;

`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

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. — read the full passage →

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? — read the full passage →

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

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, — read the full passage →

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working, — read the full passage →

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine;

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

and the truth shall make you free.'

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.

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

then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed <FI>is<Fi> abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

`But what went ye out to see? --a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.

I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man <FI>is<Fi> his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.

The little one doth become a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, Jehovah, in its own time do hasten it!

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

And king David <FI>is<Fi> old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat, — read the full passage →

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king <FI>is<Fi> very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.

and he--he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

Salute you doth the <FI>assembly<Fi> in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.