Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply.

God can be depended on, and it was he who called you to this fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now further, what is always demanded of managers is that they can be depended on.

It is no superhuman temptation that you have had. And God can be depended on, not to let you be tried beyond your strength, but when temptation comes, to give you a way out of it, so that you can withstand it.

If we acknowledge our sins, he is upright and can be depended on to forgive our sins and cleanse us from everything wrong.