Proverbs 31:15

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.

For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?

For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.

After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them, then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers:’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;

It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”

All the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us turn to his house.

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

After him, Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

Now, because you have done all these works,” says Yahweh, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn’t hear; and I called you, but you didn’t answer;

Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them.

For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “Obey my voice.”

to listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened;

However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, “Oh, don’t do this abominable thing that I hate.”

Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.

“This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’ ”

After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’

Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”

Joshua got up early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. They camped there before they crossed over.

They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for Yahweh’s name.”

Yahweh spoke to Manasseh, and to his people; but they didn’t listen.

Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place;

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

It will turn out as a testimony for you.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

“I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

“Behold, I have told you beforehand.