Paul reported to the Philippians that his being in prison in Rome had actually produced the positive benefit of encouraging more preaching of the gospel. There were, no doubt, some who preached from bad motives, but Paul rejoiced anyway. In fact, he had a reason to rejoice, not only in prison but also in all circumstances, whether positive or negative, in life and even in death.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.
In Jonah 3, we find that God did not give up on Jonah or on the people of Nineveh, which encourages us to believe...
The first psalm describes the two ways to live and their results.