Retirement

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: — read the full passage →

I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. — read the full passage →

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children. — read the full passage →

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. — read the full passage →

And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

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

and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb; — read the full passage →

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. — read the full passage →

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting: — read the full passage →

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he: — read the full passage →

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

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

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds: — read the full passage →

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

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them. — read the full passage →

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. — read the full passage →

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. — read the full passage →

But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: — read the full passage →

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. — read the full passage →

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass: — read the full passage →

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. — read the full passage →

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them. — read the full passage →

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! — read the full passage →

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. — read the full passage →

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →