Lack Of Motivation

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

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

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

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

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

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat, — read the full passage →

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

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

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

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end, — read the full passage →

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

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.

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter! — read the full passage →

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

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

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please--Christ's servant I should not be.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

continually pray ye;

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

`And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, — read the full passage →

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

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 →

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

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

rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

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;

because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down; — read the full passage →

`And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

`And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory--to the ages. Amen.

But--in the law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

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

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son--the only begotten--hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us; — read the full passage →

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

that the man of God may be fitted--for every good work having been completed.

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

and let them learn--ours also--to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands, — read the full passage →

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

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit, — read the full passage →

who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

<FI> Aleph.<Fi> O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah, — read the full passage →

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

and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility--life age-during;

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

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,

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

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.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-- — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

and I made known to them Thy name, and will make known, that the love with which Thou lovedst me in them may be, and I in them.'

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us;

who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

because this <FI>is<Fi> the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord, giving My laws into their mind, and upon their hearts I will write them, and I will be to them for a God, and they shall be to Me for a people;

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'