Col. 1:28-29

Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Psalm 53

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

    They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;

    there is none who does good.

2 

God looks down from heaven

    on the children of man

to see if there are any who understand,[b]

    who seek after God.

3 

They have all fallen away;

    together they have become corrupt;

there is none who does good,

    not even one.

4 

Have those who work evil no knowledge,

    who eat up my people as they eat bread,

    and do not call upon God?

5 

There they are, in great terror,

    where there is no terror!

For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;

    you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

6 

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

    When God restores the fortunes of his people,    let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.