Incentivo
A Bíblia é fonte inesgotável de incentivo. Em cada página, Deus nos encoraja a não temer, a perseverar e a confiar que Ele está conosco e é maior que qualquer adversidade.
Deus é por nós
Se Deus é por nós, quem será contra nós? O Senhor fortalece, sustenta e guia seus filhos em cada batalha e desafio.
So what’s our response to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened for I, your God, will make you strong, and I will certainly help you. I will support you with my strong hand, acting for what is right.
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
I can do anything through him who makes me strong!
Be strong! Be brave! Don’t be frightened or terrified of them, because the Lord your God will go with you. He won’t ever leave you or abandon you.
God didn’t give us a spirit that makes us fearful, but a spirit of power and love and good sense.
Esperança e perseverança
A tribulação produz perseverança, a perseverança produz caráter, e o caráter produz esperança que não decepciona.
Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina. Spiritual stamina in turn develops a mature character, and this mature character results in confident hope. Since we have this hope we’re never disappointed, for God’s love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he’s given us.
So don’t lose your confidence in God—it will be richly rewarded.
Don’t be afraid about what you are going to suffer. Yes, the devil will throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Just remain faithful, even if it means death, and I will give you the crown of life!
I’ve told you all this so that you may have peace because you are one with me. You will suffer in this world, but be brave—I have defeated the world!"
So we don’t give up. Even though our physical bodies are falling apart, our inner selves are being renewed daily. These trivial troubles we have only last for a little while, but they produce for us an ever-increasing degree of glory. We don’t concern ourselves with what can be seen, for we look forward to what can’t be seen. What we see is temporary, but what we can’t see is eternal.
"Why do you say, ‘if you can?’" replied Jesus. "Whoever trusts has every power!"
Deus cuida de nós
Entrega o teu caminho ao Senhor. Lança sobre Ele as tuas ansiedades, porque Ele tem cuidado de nós diariamente.
Entrust all that you do to the Lord. Place your confidence in him and he will help you.
The Lord shows the right path to those who follow him, and is happy with the way they live.
Though they may trip up, they will not fall to the ground, for the Lord holds their hand.
Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.
I’m not afraid of tens of thousands who surround me, people who are against me.
Futuro e promessas
Eu sei os planos que tenho para vocês — planos de paz e não de mal, para dar-lhes futuro e esperança.
I know what I intend to do for you, declares the Lord. I plan good things for you and not bad. I’m going to give you a future and a hope.
The Lord your God is among you as a mighty warrior who saves. He will be so happy with you. He will renew his love for you. He will celebrate over you with loud singing.
Jesus looked at them and said, "From a human point of view it’s impossible, but all things are possible with God."
But as Scripture says, "No one has ever seen, and no one has ever heard, and no one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."
but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defending it and killing the Philistines. The Lord gave them a great victory.