GOD AS LORDOF OUR TIME
2 Kings 23:33 (NIV) Pharaoh Neco put him in chains atRiblah in the land of Hamath so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and heimposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents {[33] That is, about 3 3/4 tons(about 3.4 metric tons)}of silver and a talent {[33] That is, about 75 pounds(about 34 kilograms)}of gold.
Ezra 4:13, 20 (NIV) Furthermore, the king should knowthat if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tributeor duty will be paid, and the royal revenues will sufferÉ
20 Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the wholeof Trans-Euphrates, and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them.
Num 31:28 (NIV) From the soldiers who fought in thebattle, set apart as tribute for the LORD one out of every five hundred,whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep or goats.
Josh 16:10 (NIV) They did not dislodge the Canaanitesliving in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraimbut are required to do forced labor.
1 Kings 5:13 (NIV) King Solomon conscripted laborers fromall Israel--thirty thousand men.
14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousanda month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home.Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
Num 3:11 (NIV) The LORD also said to Moses, 12 "Ihave taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first maleoffspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
13 for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down allthe firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel,whether man or animal. They are to be mine. I am the LORD."
Exod 20:8-11 (NIV) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping itholy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh dayis a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neitheryou, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor youranimals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made theheavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on theseventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Deut 5:12-15 (NIV) Observe the Sabbath day by keeping itholy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.13 Six days you shall labor and doall your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On ityou shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor yourmanservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, northe alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest,as you do.
15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that theLORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretchedarm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
Rom 14:5-6 (NIV) One man considers one day more sacredthan another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fullyconvinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards one day as special, does so to theLord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and hewho abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
Matt 6:12 (NIV) Forgive us our debts, as we also haveforgiven our debtors.
Matt 18:21 (NIV) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,"Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times,but seventy-seven times. 23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like aking who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began thesettlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents {[24] That is, millions ofdollars}was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master orderedthat he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay thedebt. 26 "The servant fell on his knees before him. `Be patient with me,'he begged, `and I will pay back everything.' 27 The servant's master took pityon him, canceled the debt and let him go. 28 "But when that servant wentout, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. {[28]That is, a few dollars}He grabbed him and began to choke him. `Pay back whatyou owe me!' he demanded. 29 "His fellow servant fell to his knees andbegged him, `Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' 30 "But herefused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he couldpay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they weregreatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.32 "Then the master called the servant in. `You wicked servant,' he said,`I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn't youhave had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger hismaster turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay backall he owed. 35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of youunless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Rom 8:11-14 (NIV) And if the Spirit of him who raisedJesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead willalso give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. 12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature,to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the sinful nature, youwill die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, youwill live, 14 because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Phil 3:13-16 (NIV) Brothers, I do not consider myself yetto have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind andstraining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prizefor which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 15 All of us who aremature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you thinkdifferently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up towhat we have already attained.
Amos 8:4 (NIV) Hear this, you who trample the needy anddo away with the poor of the land,
5 saying, "When will the New Moon be over that wemay sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended
that we may market wheat?"-- skimping the measure,boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, 6 buying the poor withsilver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with thewheat.
1 Cor 15:58 (NIV) Therefore, my dear brothers, standfirm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of theLord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
John 9:4 (NIV) As long as it is day, we must do the workof him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.