‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’   Luke 2:14 (NIVUK) 

“I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no-one can shut, and what he shuts no-one can open. I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a seat of honour for the house of his father.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭22‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬

“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭65‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“But Noah found favour (grace) in the eyes of the Lord.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭6‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“But your forgiving love is what makes you so wonderful. No wonder you are loved and worshiped! This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for your Word brings me hope. I long for you more than any watchman would long for the morning light. I will watch and wait for you, O God,…

“You have done many things for us, O Lord our God; there is no one like you! You have made many wonderful plans for us. I could never speak of them all— their number is so great!”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭40‬:‭5‬ ‭GNT‬‬

“Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.”‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬