"Whereby are given unto us exceeding

great and precious promises..."

(2 Peter 1:4)

"For all the promises of God in him are

yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of
God by us." (2 Cor. 1:20)
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 "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of
man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not
do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it
good?" (Num. 23:19)

"And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the

earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your
souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things
which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are
come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed
thereof." (Joshua 23:14)
 Table of Contents

The Promises of God 5

Promises to Take with You to Your Prayer Closet 9
Answered Prayer 11
Assurance 13
Confidence 14
Depression 15
Distress 16
Faith 18
Fear 20
Financial Need 22
Forgiveness 23
Fruitfulness 24
God’s Faithfulness 26
God’s Providence 28
Guidance 30
Guilt 31
Healing for the Backslider 32
Hope 34
Joy 35
Loneliness 36
Marriage 37
Peace 39
Perseverance 40
Persistence 41
Pressing On 43
Providence 45
Reconciliation 46
Revival 48
Salvation 49
Seeking God 51
Sleeplessness 53
Suffering 54
Temptation 58
The Holy Spirit 59
Trials 60
Trouble 63
Victory Over Sin 65
Waiting on God 66
Weariness 68
Wisdom 69
Worry 71
My God is Able 72
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The Promises of God

"By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious
promises..." (2 Peter 1:4)

T
HE bible says that God has “given to us exceedingly
great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4). The
bible describes God’s promises as being
“exceedingly great.” Indeed that is true! It has been
estimated that there are approximately 30,000 promises in the
bible. They are too numerous to count and too numerous to
bring all to mind! God has given to us many promises such as
“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the
desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4) and “If you abide in Me,
and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it
shall be done for you” (John 15:7). The bible also describes
God’s promises as being “precious.” God’s promises are
priceless and invaluable. They are comforting to the soul and
encouraging to the heart. Promises such as “If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9) and “The steps of a
good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his
way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the
LORD upholds him with His hand” (Psalm 37:23-24) bring
comfort and encouragement to our hearts.

How are God’s promises made possible to us? It is only because

of the Lord Jesus Christ. He alone is worthy and who made us
worthy to come before God and who “made us accepted in the
Beloved” (Eph. 1:6). The bible says that “all the promises of
God in Him [Christ] are Yes, and in Him [Christ] Amen, to the
glory of God through us” (2 Cor. 1:20). Yes ALL, not some, but
all the promises of God in Christ are “yea and Amen” (2 Cor.
1:20). So when you go to God in prayer claiming His promises,
you will not receive these promises unless you go through Jesus
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Christ. The bible says that Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the
life” and that “no one comes to the Father except through
Him” (John 14:6) and that there is “one Mediator between God
and men” who is the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Tim. 2:5). So if you
want to be heard by God and want to receive His promises, you
need to go to God through Jesus Christ.

God’s promises are also based on His immutable nature. The

bible says that “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son
of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Num.
23:19). Joshua told the children of Israel before his death about
the promises of God saying: “Behold, this day I am going the
way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all
your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things
which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have
come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed” (Joshua
23:14). God’s promises are sure and steadfast and are based on
His nature! The bible says “Indeed, let God be true but every
man a liar” (Rom. 3:4) and that “every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of
turning” (James 1:17). The bible says that “when God made a
promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one
greater, He swore by Himself, saying, ‘Surely blessing I will
bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you’” (Heb. 6:13-14).
God’s immutable and unchangeable nature should be of a great
comfort to us. The bible says “Thus God, determining to show
more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His
counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things,
in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set
before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure
and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the
veil” (Heb. 6:17-19).
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How are we to treat God’s promises? The bible says that we

should “not become sluggish, but imitate those who through
faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb. 6:12) and that
“the soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of
the diligent shall be made rich” (Prov. 13:4). God commands us
that we should “not become sluggish” but to “imitate those who
through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb. 6:12) and
“that each on of us show the same diligence to the full
assurance of hope until the end” (Heb. 6:11).

One example of a man we ought to imitate is Abraham. God

promised Abraham saying: “Surely blessing I will bless you,
and multiplying I will multiply you” (Heb. 6:14). The bible says
that “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for
righteousness” (Rom. 4:3). God promised Abraham that He
would bless him and multiply him and make him a great nation.
Humanly speaking that was impossible for Abraham was old
and childless and his wife had passed the age of childbearing.
But God told Abraham: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your
shield, your exceedingly great reward” (Gen. 15:1) and He
brought Abraham outside and said to him: “Look now toward
heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.”
And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be” (Gen.
15:5). The bible says that Abraham “who, contrary to hope, in
hope believed; so that he became the father of many nations,
according to what was spoken, ‘So shall your descendants be.’
And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body,
already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the
deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of
God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving
glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had
promised He was also able to perform” (Rom. 4:18-21). The
bible says in Hebrews 6:15 that “after he patiently endured, he
obtained the promise” (Heb. 6:15).
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The bible says to “take the prophets, who spoke in the name of
the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience” (James
5:10). Consider the example of Sarah also who “judged Him
faithful who had promised” (Heb. 11:11). And finally consider
the examples of the men and women in Hebrews chapter 11 –
that great chapter of the heroes of faith “who through faith
subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, OBTAINED
PROMISES, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the
violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness
were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the
armies of the aliens” (Heb. 11:33-34). The bible commands us
to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for
He who promised is faithful” (Heb. 10:23) and that we should
“not cast away our confidence, which has great reward. For we
have need of endurance, so that after we have done the will of
God, we may receive the promise” (Heb. 10:35-36).

We hope you enjoy reading this book of bible promises and

trust it will encourage you to claim His promises which are
“Yes” and “Amen” (2 Cor. 1:20) in Christ our Lord.

Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!
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Promises to Take with You to Your

Prayer Closet
"And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah
laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I
will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah
shall have a son." (Gen. 18:13-14)

"Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the
earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is
nothing too hard for thee." (Jer. 32:17)

"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any

thing too hard for me?" (Jer. 32:27)

"And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived

a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her,
who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be
impossible." (Luke 1:36-37)

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly

above all that we ask or think, according to the power that
worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ
Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." (Eph.
3:20-21)

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us
all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all
things?" (Rom. 8:32)

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that
asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of
you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or
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if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being

evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how
much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him?" (Matt. 7:7-11)

"And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say

unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name,
he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my
name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be
full." (John 16:23-24)

"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that

the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any
thing in my name, I will do it." (John 14:13-14)

"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,

when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall
have them." (Mark 11:24)

"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we

ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we
know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we
have the petitions that we desired of him." (1 John 5:14-15)

"And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and
night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you
that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke
18:7-8)

"Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed

into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be
touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us
therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
(Heb. 4:14-16)
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“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall

ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”
(John 15:7)

“And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I

say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my
name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing
in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may
be full.” (John 16:23-24)

“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in

God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast
into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that those things which he saith shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say
unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.” (Mark 11:22-24)

“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because

we keep his commandments, and do those things that
are pleasing in his sight.” (1 John 3:22)

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if

we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we
know that we have the petitions that we desired of
him.” (1 John 5:14-15)

“...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man

availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions
as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain:
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and it rained not on the earth by the space of three

years and six months.” (James 5:16-17)

“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do,

that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall
ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:13-14)

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is
there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him
a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is
in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
(Matt. 7:7-11)

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
(Jer. 33:3)

“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray

unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek
me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all
your heart.” (Jer. 29:12-13)

“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will

answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will
hear.” (Isaiah 65:24)

“Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my

prayer, nor his mercy from me.” (Psalms 66:20)
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“These things have I written unto you that believe on the

name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have
eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the
Son of God.” (1 John 5:13)

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are

the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of
adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children
of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and
joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him,
that we may be also glorified together." (Rom. 8:14-17)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me

hath everlasting life.” (John 6:47)

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they

follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they
shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out
of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater
than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my
Father's hand.” (John 10:27-29)

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,

and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life." (John 5:24)

"And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even

eternal life." (1 John 2:25)
 Confidence 14

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth

me.” (Phil. 4:13)

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for

my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the
power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take
pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I
am weak, then am I strong.” (2 Cor. 12:9-10)

“For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God

have I leaped over a wall.” (Psalms 18:29)

“It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my

way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and
setteth me upon my high places.” (Psalms 18:32-33)

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart

trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart
greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise
him.” (Psalms 28:7)

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good

courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the
LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou
goest.” (Joshua 1:9)

“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my

feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon
mine high places…” (Hab. 3:19)

"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the

everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from
before thee; and shall say, Destroy them." (Deut. 33:27)
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“O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore

will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the
Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep
at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy
billows are gone over me. Yet the LORD will command
his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his
song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of
my life. I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou
forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy? As with a sword in my bones,
mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto
me, Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, O my
soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou
in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my
countenance, and my God.” (Psalms 42:6-11)

“The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I

hope in him.” (Lam. 3:24)

“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your

heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.” (Psalms 31:24)

"Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou

hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy
upon me, and hear my prayer." (Psalm 4:1)

"Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the

time that their corn and their wine increased."
(Psalm 4:7)

"Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast

done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! Thou,
which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt
quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the
depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness,
and comfort me on every side." (Psalm 71:19-21)
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“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God,
thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart
and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribulation, and all
these things are come upon thee, even in the latter
days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto his voice; (For the LORD thy God is a
merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy
thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he
sware unto them.” (Deut. 4:29-31)

“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou

hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy
upon me, and hear my prayer.” (Psalms 4:1)

“In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto

my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my
cry came before him, even into his ears.” (Psalms 18:6)

“Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he

delivered them out of their distresses.” (Psalms 107:6)

“I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD

answered me, and set me in a large place.”
(Psalms 118:5)

“In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard

me.” (Psalms 120:1)

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall

tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy
sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as
sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I
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am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,

nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of
God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom. 8:35-39)

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for

my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the
power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take
pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I
am weak, then am I strong.” (2 Cor. 12:9-10)

"For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our

trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed
out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we
despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death
in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in
God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so
great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he
will yet deliver us; Ye also helping together by prayer for
us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of
many persons thanks may be given by many on our
behalf." (2 Cor. 1:8-11)

"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a

refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name
will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not
forsaken them that seek thee." (Psalm 9:9-10)

"From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my
heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher
than I." (Psalm 61:2)
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“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in

God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast
into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that those things which he saith shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say
unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.” (Mark 11:22-24)

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,

whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a
good profession before many witnesses.”
(1 Tim. 6:12)

“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same

diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who
through faith and patience inherit the promises.”
(Heb. 6:11-12)

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without

wavering; (for he is faithful that promised." (Heb. 10:23)

"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath

great recompence of reward. For ye have need of
patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye
might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he
that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just
shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him." (Heb. 10:35-38)

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he

that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he
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is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

(Heb. 11:6)

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it
shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.” (James 1:5-6)

“Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the
church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with
oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall
save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he
have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a
man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed
earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the
earth by the space of three years and six
months.” (James 5:14-17)

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:

and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even
our faith.” (1 John 5:4)

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the

word of God.” (Rom. 10:17)
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"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I

am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness." (Isaiah 41:10)

"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying
unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm
Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the
LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of
Israel." (Isaiah 41:13-14)

“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O

Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I
have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;
thou art mine.” (Isaiah 43:1)

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be

afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my
song; he also is become my salvation.” (Isaiah 12:2)

“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that

thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of
the son of man which shall be made as grass; And
forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth
the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and
hast feared continually every day because of the fury of
the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and
where is the fury of the oppressor?” (Isaiah 51:12-13)

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of

power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Tim. 1:7)

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of

death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and
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thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalms 23:4)

“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I

fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall
I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and
my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they
stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp
against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should
rise against me, in this will I be confident.”
(Psalms 27:1-3)

“I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me

from all my fears.” (Psalms 34:4)

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” (Psalms 56:3)

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“But my God shall supply all your need according to his

riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19)

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you;

that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may
abound to every good work.” (2 Cor. 9:8)

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not

seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging
bread.” (Psalms 37:25)

“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to

them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer
hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any
good thing.” (Psalms 34:9-10)

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his

righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you." (Matt. 6:33)
 Forgiveness 23

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,

and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have
redeemed thee.” (Isaiah 44:22)

“He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he

will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins
into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19)

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1:9)

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their

sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”
(Heb. 8:12)
 Fruitfulness 24

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh
away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it,
that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean
through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except
ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth
much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man
abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is
withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my
words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye
bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."
(John 15:1-8)

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall
ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
(John 15:16)

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to
harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and
gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth
and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is
that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I
sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour:
other men laboured, and ye are entered into their
labours.” (John 4:35-38)
 Fruitfulness 25

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he

shallow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted
in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of
our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they
shall be fat and flourishing.” (Psalms 92:12-14)
 God’s Faithfulness 26

“It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed,

because his compassions fail not. They are new every
morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lam. 3:22-23)

“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with

great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my
face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting
kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy
Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me:
for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no
more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not
be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains
shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness
shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of
my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy
on thee.” (Isaiah 54:7-10)

“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I

pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do
it.” (1 Thess. 5:23-24)

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the

fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Cor. 1:9)

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is

common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with
the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it.” (1 Cor. 10:13)

“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep
you from evil.” (2 Thess. 3:3)
 God’s Faithfulness 27

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without

wavering; (for he is faithful that promised).” (Heb. 10:23)

“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of

God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well
doing, as unto a faithful Creator.” (1 Peter 4:19)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

“If we believe not , yet he abideth faithful: he cannot

deny himself. (2 Tim. 2:13)
 God’s Provision 28

“And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-

Jireh [The-LORD-Will-Provide]: as it is said to this day,
In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen
[provided].” (Gen. 22:14)

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his

riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philip. 4:19)

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you;

that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may
abound to every good work.” (2 Cor. 9:8)

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not

seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging
bread.” (Psalms 37:25)

“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to

them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer
hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any
good thing.” (Psalms 34:9-10)

“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will
give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from
them that walk uprightly.” (Psalms 84:11)

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh

me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside
the still waters.” (Psalms 23:1-2)

“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of
the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
 God’s Provision 29

into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are

ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why
take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if
God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and
to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all
these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
(Matt. 6:25-34)

“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not
one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very
hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore:
ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
(Luke 12:6-7)
 Guidance 30

“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou
shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” (Psalms 32:8)

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Prov. 3:5-6)

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my

path.” (Psalms 119:105)

“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,

This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right
hand, and when ye turn to the left.” (Isaiah 30:21)

“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward

receive me to glory.” (Psalms 73:24)

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it
shall be given him.” (James 1:5)
 Guilt 31

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,

and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have
redeemed thee.” (Isaiah 44:22)

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their

sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”
(Heb. 8:12)
 Healing for the Backslider 32

“...But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor

and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my
word.” (Isaiah 66:2)

“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and
holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble
spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the
heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever,
neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail
before me, and the souls which I have made. For the
iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him:
I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the
way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal
him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him
and to his mourners.” (Isaiah 57:15-18)

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and

a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
(Psalms 51:17)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

“I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over

one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and
nine just persons, which need no repentance.”
(Luke 15:7)

“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to

repentance.” (Luke 5:32)

“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn
 Healing for the Backslider 33

unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and

merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and
repenteth him of the evil.” (Joel 2:13)

“Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of

hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I
will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Zech. 1:3)

"Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath

torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will
bind us up." (Hosea 6:1)

“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose

sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD
imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no
guile. When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through
my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand
was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the
drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin unto
thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will
confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou
forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.” (Psalms 32:1-5)

"I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for
mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew
unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his
roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his
beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as
Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the
scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon."
(Hosea 14:4-7)
 Hope 34

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith

the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give
you an expected end.” (Jer. 29:11)

“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou
disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet
praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and
my God.” (Psalms 42:11)

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing

instant in prayer.” (Rom. 12:12)

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment

of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our
hope.” (1 Tim. 1:1)

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath

appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for
that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the
great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:11-13)

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without

wavering (for he is faithful that promised).” (Heb. 10:23)

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the
power of the Holy Ghost.” (Rom. 15:13)
 Joy 35

“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might

remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
(John 15:11)

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is

life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in
the morning.” (Psalms 30:5)

“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with
gladness.” (Psalms 30:11)

“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and

ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” (John 16:24)

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and
drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom
nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord:
neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your
strength.” (Neh. 8:10)
 Loneliness 36

“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the

LORD will take me up.” (Psalms 27:10)

“…And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of

the world. Amen.” (Matt. 28:20)

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even
the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I
will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
(John 14:16-18)

“Let your conversation [conduct] be without

covetousness; and be content with such things as ye
have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee.” (Heb. 13:5)

“But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my

Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her
sucking child, that she should not have compassion on
the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not
forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms
of my hands; thy walls are continually before
me.” (Isaiah 49:14-16)
 Marriage 37

"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled:

but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
(Heb. 13:4)

"Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee

the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the
LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass." (Psalm 37:4-5)

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his

righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you." (Matt. 6:33)

"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall

strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the
LORD." (Psalm 27:14)

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is
there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him
a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is
in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"
(Matt. 7:7-11)

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up
for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us
all things?" (Rom. 8:32)

"Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and

obtaineth favour of the LORD." (Prov. 18:22)
 Marriage 38

"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man
should be alone; I will make him an help meet for
him." (Gen. 2:18)

"And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk,

will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and
thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of
my father’s house." (Gen. 24:40)

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will
give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from
them that walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11)
 Peace 39

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is

stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
(Isaiah 26:3)

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye

might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
(John 16:33)

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not

as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart
be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)

“Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and

supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth
all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:6-7)
 Perseverance 40

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD:

and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not
be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with
his hand.” (Psalms 37:23-24)

“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:

but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” (Prov. 24:16)

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath

begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of
Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 1:6)

“Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto

salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
(1 Peter 1:5)

“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered
a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle
you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen.” (1 Peter 5:10-11)

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and
to present you faultless before the presence of his glory
with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour,
be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now
and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25)
 Persistence 41

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men

ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There
was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither
regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and
she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine
adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward
he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard
man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge
her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the
Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall
not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night
unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that
he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth?” (Luke 18:1-8)

“And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a

friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto
him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine
in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set
before him? And he from within shall answer and say,
Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children
are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. I say
unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because
he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will
rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened.” (Luke 11:5-10)

“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thess. 5:17)

 Persistence 42

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the

Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints.” (Eph. 6:18)

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing

instant in prayer.” (Rom. 12:12)

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry?
let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call
for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him,
anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall
raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall
be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we
are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it
rained not on the earth by the space of three years and
six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave
rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”
(James 5:13-18)
 Pressing On 43

“Not as though I had already attained, either were

already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend
that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but
this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are
before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:12-14)

“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but
one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate
in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown;
but we an incorruptible.” (1 Cor. 9:24-25)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I

have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but
unto all them also that love his appearing.”
(2 Tim. 4:7-8)

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with

so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right
hand of the throne of God.” (Heb. 12:1-2)

“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath

great recompence of reward. For ye have need of
patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye
 Pressing On 44

might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he

that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just
shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them
who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe
to the saving of the soul.” (Heb. 10:35-39)
 Providence 45

“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God

meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to
save much people alive.” (Gen. 50:20)

“And we know that all things work together for good to

them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.” (Rom. 8:28)

“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of

them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.” (Matt. 10:29-31)

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of
the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are
ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why
take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if
God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and
to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all
these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you." (Matt. 6:25-33)
 Reconciliation 46

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with

God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we
have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Rom. 5:1-2)

“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to

God by the death of his Son, much more, being
reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only
so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom we have now received the
atonement.” (Rom. 5:10-11)

“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off

are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our
peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down
the middle wall of partition between us; Having
abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in
himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And
that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by
the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came
and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to
them that were nigh.” (Eph. 2:13-17)

“For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness

dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his
cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him,
I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in
heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and
enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he
reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to
present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in
his sight.” (Col. 1:19-22)
 Reconciliation 47

“And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to

himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the
ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their
trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the
word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors
for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we
pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
(2 Cor. 5:18-20)
 Revival 48

“For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods
upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed,
and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall
spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water
courses. One shall say, I am the LORD’S; and another
shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another
shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and
surname himself by the name of Israel.” (Isaiah 44:3-5)

“And I will make them and the places round about my

hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come
down in his season; there shall be showers of
blessing.” (Ezekiel 34:26)

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall

humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive
unto the prayer that is made in this place.”
(2 Chron. 7:14-15)

"When the poor and needy seek water, and there is

none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will
hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will
open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of
the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water." (Isaiah 41:17-18)

“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may

rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6)
 Salvation 49

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord

Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with
the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the
scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew
and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all
that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Rom. 10:9-13)

“And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to

be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And
they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that
were in his house.” (Acts 16:30-32)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only

begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the
world through him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me

hath everlasting life.” (John 6:47)

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of

yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any
man should boast.” (Eph. 2:8-9)

“Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that

through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness
of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all
things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of
 Salvation 50

Moses.” (Acts 13:38-39)

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none

other name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
 Seeking God 51

“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God,
thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart
and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribulation, and all
these things are come upon thee, even in the latter
days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto his voice; (For the LORD thy God is a
merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy
thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he
sware unto them.” (Deut. 4:29-31)

“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray

unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek
me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all
your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:
and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you
from all the nations, and from all the places whither I
have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you
again into the place whence I caused you to be carried
away captive.” (Jer. 29:12-14)

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he

that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he
is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
(Heb. 11:6)

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early
shall find me.” (Prov. 8:17)

“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy

father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a
willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and
understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if
thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou
forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.” (1 Chr. 28:9)
 Seeking God 52

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall

humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their
land.” (2 Chr 7:14)

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:
for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek
thee.” (Psalm 9:10)

“I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth:

I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I
the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are
right.” (Isaiah 45:19)

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the
soul that seeketh him.” (Lam 3:25)
 Sleeplessness 53

“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou,

LORD, only makest me dwell in safety." (Psalm 4:8)

"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea,

thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not
afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy
confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being
taken.” (Prov. 3:24-26)

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is

stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
(Isaiah 26:3)

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and
my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28-30)
 Suffering 54

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are

not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed in us.” (Rom. 8:18)

“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be
able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the
comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our
consolation also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we
be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings
which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is
for your consolation and salvation. And our hope of you
is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the
sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.”
(2 Cor. 1:3-7)

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial

which is to try you, as though some strange thing
happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are
partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall
be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If
ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye;
for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on
their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is
glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as
a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other
men’s matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let
him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this
behalf.” (1 Peter 4:12-16)

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall
 Suffering 55

suffer persecution.” (2 Tim. 3:12)

“For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward

God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is
it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it
patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye
take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even
hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered
for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his
steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his
mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again;
when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed
himself to him that judgeth righteously.”
(1 Peter 2:19-23)

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for

righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before
you.” (Matt. 5:10-12)

“Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in

the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering
affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy
which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job,
and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very
pitiful, and of tender mercy.” (James 5:10-11)

“And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of

that which is good? But and if ye suffer for
righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of
 Suffering 56

their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord

God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an
answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the
hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a
good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you,
as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely
accuse your good conversation in Christ. For it is better,
if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than
for evil doing.” (1 Peter 3:13-17)

“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward

man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight
of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen: for the things which
are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen
are eternal.” (2 Cor. 4:16-18)

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry?
let him sing psalms.” (James 5:13)

“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of

God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well
doing, as unto a faithful Creator.” (1 Peter 4:19)

“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered
a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle
you.” (1 Peter 5:10)

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall

tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy
 Suffering 57

sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as

sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are

more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I
am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of
God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Rom. 8:35-39)
 Temptation 58

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is

common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with
the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it.” (1 Cor. 10:13)

“For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but

he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all
things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,
that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in
things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the
sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered
being tempted, he is able to succour [aid] them that are
tempted.” (Heb. 2:16-18)

“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is

passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest
which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are,
yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find
grace to help in time of need.” (Heb. 4:14-16)

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of

God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither
tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when
he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (Jam. 1:13-15)

“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and
depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and
marrow to thy bones.” (Prov. 3:7-8)
 The Holy Spirit 59

"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you;

seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he
that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will
he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an
egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts unto your children: how
much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?" (Luke 11:9-13)

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you

another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I
will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
(John 14:16-18)

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the

Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you." (John 14:26)

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is

come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both
in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
 Trials 60

"But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried

me, I shall come forth as gold." (Job 23:10)

"Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if

need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold
temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much
more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be
tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour
and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:"
(1 Peter 1:6-7)

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers

temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith
worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect
work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting
nothing." (James 1:2-4)

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also:

knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience,
experience; and experience, hope." (Rom. 5:3-4)

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be
able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the
comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our
consolation also aboundeth by Christ." (2 Cor. 1:3-5)

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is

common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with
the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it." (1 Cor. 10:13)
 Trials 61

"For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but

he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all
things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,
that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in
things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the
sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered
being tempted, he is able to succour them that are
tempted." (Heb. 2:16-18)

"Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is

passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest
which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are,
yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find
grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:14-16)

"Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of

God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well
doing, as unto a faithful Creator." (1 Peter 4:19)

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for

my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the
power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take
pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I
am weak, then am I strong." (2 Cor. 12:9-10)

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall

tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy
sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as
 Trials 62

sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are

more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I
am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of
God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Rom. 8:35-39)

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered
a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle
you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen." (1 Peter 5:10-11)
 Trouble 63

"And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver

thee, and thou shalt glorify me." (Psalm 50:15)

"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a

refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name
will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not
forsaken them that seek thee." (Psalm 9:9-10)

"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;

and he knoweth them that trust in him." (Nahum 1:7)

"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his

pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock." (Psalm 27:5)

"I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast
considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in
adversities." (Psalm 31:7)

"Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from

trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of
deliverance." (Psalm 32:7)

"This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and
saved him out of all his troubles." (Psalm 34:6)

"The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and

delivereth them out of all their troubles." (Psalm 34:17)

"But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is

their strength in the time of trouble." (Psalm 37:39)

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in

trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be
 Trouble 64

removed, and though the mountains be carried into the

midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be
troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling
thereof." (Psalm 46:1-3)

"Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles,

shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again
from the depths of the earth." (Psalm 71:20)

"In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou
wilt answer me." (Psalm 86:7)

"He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be
with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my
salvation." (Psalm 91:15-16)

"Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he

delivered them out of their distresses." (Psalm 107:6)

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive

me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath
of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save
me." (Psalm 138:7)

"Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of

man." (Psalm 60:11)
 Victory Over Sin 65

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory

through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. 15:57)

"Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the
servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son
abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free,
ye shall be free indeed." (John 8:34-36)

"Moreover the law entered, that the offence might

abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more
abound:" (Rom. 5:20)

"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not
under the law, but under grace." (Rom. 6:14)

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their
sins." (Matt. 1:21)
 Waiting on God 66

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint." (Isaiah 40:31)

"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall

strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the
LORD." (Psalm 27:14)

"Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I

trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine
enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on
thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which
transgress without cause." (Psalm 25:1-3)

"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to
pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not
thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut
off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit
the earth." (Psalm 37:7-9)

"Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall

exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut
off, thou shalt see it." (Psalm 37:34)

"I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto

me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an
horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a
rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new
song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many
shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the
LORD." (Psalm 40:1-3)
 Waiting on God 67

"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is

from him." (Psalm 62:5)

"And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be

gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that
he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of
judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him."
(Isaiah 30:18)

"For since the beginning of the world men have not

heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye
seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for
him that waiteth for him." (Isaiah 64:4)

"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the
soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both
hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the
LORD." (Lam. 3:25-26)
 Weariness 68

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season

we shall reap, if we faint not." (Gal. 6:9)

"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."

(2 Thess. 3:13)

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,

unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in
the Lord." (1 Cor. 15:58)

"For consider him that endured such contradiction of

sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in
your minds." (Heb. 12:3)

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and
my burden is light." (Matt. 11:28-30)
 Wisdom 69

"That their hearts might be comforted, being knit

together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance
of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the
mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In
whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge." (Col. 2:2-3)

"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made

unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption." (1 Cor. 1:30)

"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my

commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear
unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy
voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver,
and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt
thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the
knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of
his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a
buckler to them that walk uprightly." (Prov. 2:1-7)

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and

the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
(Prov. 9:10)

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it
shall be given him." (James 1:5)

"O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser
than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have
 Wisdom 70

more understanding than all my teachers: for thy

testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than
the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have
refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep
thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for
thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my
taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through
thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every
false way." (Psalm 119:97-104)

"The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the

testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart:
the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the
eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever:
the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous
altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea,
than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the
honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned:
and in keeping of them there is great reward."
(Psalm 19:7-11)
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"Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by

prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God. And the peace of
God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your
hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:6-7)

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for

you." (1 Peter 5:7)

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of
the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are
ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why
take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if
God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and
to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all
these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
(Matt. 6:25-34)
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Remember to say "My God is able!" whenever you are in

doubt or discouraged.

God is able to provide for you

"And God is ABLE to make all grace abound toward you, that
you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an
abundance for every good work." (2 Cor. 9:8)

God is able to do more than you can ask or imagine

"Now to Him who is ABLE to do exceedingly abundantly

above all that we ask or think, according to the power that
works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to
all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Eph. 3:20-21)

God is able to deliver you

"For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is

ABLE to aid those who are tempted." (Heb. 2:18)
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God is able to keep what you have committed to Him

"For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not

ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded
that He is ABLE to keep what I have committed to Him until
that Day." (2 Tim. 1:12)

God is able to establish you

"Now to Him who is ABLE to establish you according to my

gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the
revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world
began." (Rom. 16:25)

God is able to keep you from falling

"Now unto him that is ABLE to keep you from falling, and to
present you faultless before the presence of his glory with
exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." (Jude
24-25)

God is able to save you to the end

"Therefore He is also ABLE to save to the uttermost those who

come to God through Him, since He always lives to make
intercession for them." (Heb. 7:25)
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God is able to secure you eternally

"And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My
Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and
no one is ABLE to snatch them out of My Father’s
hand." (John 10:28-29)

Jesus says to you: "Do you believe that I am ABLE to do

this?" (Matt. 9:28)

You are ABLE, Lord!

Nothing is too hard for Thee!

You made the Heaven and the Earth,

And there is nothing too hard for Thee!

 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

Standing on the promises I cannot fall,

Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.

Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!

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