Proverbs 21: 1-8 “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.  Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.  To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.  A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin.  The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.  Getting treasures by a l

James 1: 19-25 “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.  Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.  But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural

Proverbs 23: 1-8 “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.  Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.  Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.  Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?  For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.  Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither d

Proverbs 8: 12-21 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.  The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.  Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.  By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.  By me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.  I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.  Riches and honor are with

Exodus 20: 1-18 “And God spoke all these Words, saying: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  You shall have no other gods before Me.  You shall not make for yourself a carved image- any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.  For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity o

Romans 12: 1-9 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God.  For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,

Matthew 6: 1-8 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them.  Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.  Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men.  Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.  But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that

Matthew 5: 1-12 “And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.  Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.  Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.  Blessed are the merciful, for they sh

James 1: 19-27 “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.  Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.  But be doers of the Word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural

1 Timothy 4: 12-16 “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.  Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.  Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.  Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.  Take heed unto thyself, and

Psalm 119: 9–16 “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your Word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts, and contempl

Genesis 1: 1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “Morning,” Moose beams as he walks through the doors of the bridge.  Art-bot stands at her workstation, ready.  Q-bot clickity-clacks away at a keyboard.  Both look up and smile as they see Moose carrying a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and a stack of Bibles tucked under his other arm.  The bridge hums softly—air filtered and pushed through unseen vents.  The steady electrical thrum of computers and i

Proverbs 1: 7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." It is a new Earth year. The CS02 rockets through deep space, accelerating hard as the engines drive her forward.  She doesn’t glide—she pushes, hauling mass and momentum with practiced force.  Stars stretch into long white lines ahead of her nose as speed builds, the dark steel hull holding steady, dull and work-worn. The engines burn hotter. Faster. Stars blur, strea