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1 Peter 2 9
But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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Psalms 102:18
Let this be written down for those born after us. Then people who are not yet born can praise the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 10 31
So eat and drink and do everything else for the glory of God.
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1 Corinthians 6 19-1 Corinthians 6 20
Don’t you know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is in you, and you have received the Spirit from God. You do not belong to yourselves.Christ has paid the price for you. So use your bodies in a way that honors God.
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Hebrews 13:15
So let us never stop offering to God our praise through Jesus. Let us talk openly about our faith in him. Then our words will be like an offering to God.
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Luke 1:74-75
He promised to save us from our enemies. Then we could serve him without fear.He wants us to be holy and godly as long as we live.
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Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.
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Isaiah 61:3
He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with olive oil to give them joy instead of sorrow. I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.
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Ephesians 1:5-12
So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Because he bled and died our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God’s grace is so rich.He poured his grace on us. By giving us great wisdom and understanding,he showed us the mystery of his plan. It was in keeping with what he wanted to do. It was what he had planned through Christ.It will all come about when history has been completed. God will then bring together all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.
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Isaiah 60:21
Then all your people will do what is right. The land will belong to them forever. They will be like a young tree I have planted. My hands have created them. They will show how glorious I am.
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Ephesians 3:21
Give him glory in the church and in Christ Jesus. Give him glory through all time and for ever and ever. Amen.
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Colossians 1:16
All things were created in him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can’t be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. All things have been created by him and for him.
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Psalms 4:3
Remember that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself. The Lord hears me when I call out to him.
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Isaiah 50:7
The Lord and King helps me. He won’t let me be dishonored. So I’ve made up my mind to keep on serving him. I know he won’t let me be put to shame.
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Proverbs 16:4
The Lord works everything out to the proper end. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble.
