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But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
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May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
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A Common Destiny for All
So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.
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God’s Love for Israel
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
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“Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.
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Israel Doubts God’s Love
“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,
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And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
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Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children
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because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
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Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
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And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,
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May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
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This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
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God’s Love and Ours
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
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They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
