Generosity While Waiting
Luke 15:12 BSB
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Matthew 21:41 BSB
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
Psalm 39:7 BSB
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Romans 8:25 BSB
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Psalm 130:5 BSB
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Isaiah 51:5 BSB
My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
1 Timothy 6:18 BSB
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
Jeremiah 13:16 BSB
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Jeremiah 29:11 BSB
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
1 Peter 3:15 BSB
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
Hosea 2:15 BSB
There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
2 Corinthians 1:7 BSB
And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
Matthew 6:11 BSB
Give us this day our daily bread.
Luke 11:3 BSB
Give us each day our daily bread.
2 Corinthians 9:7 BSB
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
Luke 6:38 BSB
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Proverbs 11:25 BSB
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Romans 12:8 BSB
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
John 13:29 BSB
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
Matthew 19:21 BSB
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”