May 23: Numbers 6:24–26; Psalm 39:6; Luke 10:41–42; John 14:27; John 16:33; Romans 6:21; 1 Corinthians 7:32; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 1 John 2:17; Psalm 23:1–2; Psalm 103:14; Isaiah 42:3; Matthew 26:41; John 14:26; Romans 8:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Philippians 2:13 - a podcast by Crossway

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.”

And the world is passing away along with its desires.—Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!—But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death.

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”—I want you to be free from anxieties.

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”—Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way.—The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:24–26 (Listen)

24   The LORD bless you and keep you;
25   the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26   the LORD lift up his countenance¹ upon you and give you peace.

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Psalm 39:6 (Listen)

6     Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
  Surely for nothing¹ they are in turmoil;
    man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

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Luke 10:41–42 (Listen)

41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.¹ Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

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John 14:27 (Listen)

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

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John 16:33 (Listen)

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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Romans 6:21 (Listen)

21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

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1 Corinthians 7:32 (Listen)

32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

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2 Thessalonians 3:16 (Listen)

Benediction

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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1 John 2:17 (Listen)

17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

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The Spirit helps us in our weakness.

“The Helper, the Holy Spirit.”—Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?—For it is God who works in you.

For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.—A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench.

“The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Psalm 23:1–2 (Listen)

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23   The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2     He makes me lie down in green pastures.
  He leads me beside still waters.¹

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Psalm 103:14 (Listen)

14   For he knows our frame;¹
    he remembers that we are dust.

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Isaiah 42:3 (Listen)

3   a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    he will faithfully bring forth justice.

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Matthew 26:41 (Listen)

41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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John 14:26 (Listen)

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

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Romans 8:26–27 (Listen)

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because¹ the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

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1 Corinthians 6:19 (Listen)

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

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Philippians 2:13 (Listen)

13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

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