“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.”

- Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.”

- ‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭8‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV

“No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.”

- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭ESV‬

“In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.”

‭‭- Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭ESV

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‬"That is why it depends on faith, so that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.”

- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV

“The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.” ‭‭

- Proverbs 20‬:‭4 ESV‬‬

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