16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”a 17 He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
Christian Standard Bible. (202. (Ge 28:16–17). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
11 And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Christian Standard Bible. (202. (1 Co 6:11). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Christian Standard Bible. (202. (Is 11:2). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time,
Christian Standard Bible. (202. (1 Pe 5:6). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
A loving God wants to exalt His own!
15 This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them.
Christian Standard Bible. (202. (1 Ti 1:15). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
