Keep me steadfast in your joy. . . . But they did not understand the prisoners' great longing to see Christ, and how that longing purified them as Christ is pure. The finger of God can be felt in this while the Word becomes daily more powerful and clear. The haughty are humbled. The greedy learn to share.
Drunkards become sober.
The immoral become pure. Men fear to think a thought or do a deed contrary to God's Word and will. Do whatever God asks of you without complaining. Act so that none may truthfully accuse you. Be blameless in this crooked and perverse generation.