Preparation!

Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

Ephesians 4:12 He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.

Hosea 4:7 “The more of you priests there are, the more you sin against me, and so I will turn your honor into disgrace.

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Mark 4:40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

2 Thessalonians 1:6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,

Luke 5:30 And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

St. Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted there by the Devil.

GAL 2:20. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Exodus 12:4 NLT: If a family is too small to eat an entire lamb, let them share the lamb with another family in the neighborhood. Whether or not they share in this way depends on the size of each family and how much they can eat. GNT: If his family is too small to eat a whole animal, he and his next-door neighbor may share an animal, in proportion to the number of people and the amount that each person can eat.