Quotes About Acceptance

When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.

At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at Davidís table like one of the kingís own sons.

So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the kingís table, and he was lame in both feet.

“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

But if He should say, ëI do not delight in you,í then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”

O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”

And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

saying: “Naked I came from my motherís womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ëWhat are You doing?í

Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

and say to corruption, ëYou are my father,í and to the worm, ëMy mother,í or ëMy sister,í

My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.

Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Jobís request.

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.