Time To Laugh

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. — read the full passage →

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. — read the full passage →

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary. — read the full passage →

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;

to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. — read the full passage →

They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.