The Bible tells us in Proverbs 12: 17: “When you tell the truth, justice is done, but lies lead to injustice.”

“The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper” Proverbs 28:25

“we used to walk in foolishness and rebellion, but now we walk in newness of life” Titus 3:3-7

“Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6-7

Lenten season is a time for all of us to invite God’s grace into our lives so that we may be everything God intended us to become.

Revelation 22:17: “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him/her say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.”

“Be very careful, then, how you live, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Ephesians 5:15-20)

“May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed” (Psalm 20:4)

Please read Matthew 4: 1-11

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: “Love is patient, love is kind, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps not record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself” (John 12:32).

Hebrews 13:5-6 says: “keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

“What profit does a man show who gains the whole world and loses his soul” (Mark 8:36)

Proverbs 25: 9-10 says, “don’t reveal the secret of another, lest he who hears it reproach you, and the evil report about you not pass away.”

“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves” (Genesis 11: 6)

Ecclesiastes 7:14 reminds us that, “When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.”

 Sometimes we must wonder what has happened to us as a people. It has become difficult to determine in many cases what is fake and

“The thief comes to steal, kill and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10: 10