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Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name
Chapters:
1) Let us Start at the Beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
We Are Created in Gods Image
Predestined to be Conformed to the Image of His Son
2) The Love of God
3) Why did Jesus Come into the World
4) What God Wants for Us
All Mankind to be Saved
Choose Life, Walk with Him
Live in Prosperity
To Have Good Health
5) Will of God
The Will of our God and Father
Rejoice
Love One Another
Be Disciples
6) We have a Covenant with God
We Are Abrahams Seed
Our New Covenant with Jesus
Jesus is Our High Priest
7) The Lord Will Take Care of Us
Do Not Fear or be Afraid
The Gift of God
The Lord Will Bless Us
The Lord Will Protect Us
The Lord Will Comfort Us
The Lord will Heal Us
8) What I Have, Where I'm At
Where I'm Starting At
Let This Journey Begin
9) Jesus Birth, Ministry, Death, Resurrection, Ascension and Reign
Jesus Birth
Jesus Ministry
Jesus Sacrifice on the Cross
Jesus Rose From the Dead
Jesus Ascension
Jesus at the Right Hand of God our Father
10) New Creation
We Are No Longer Tax Collectors
Life in Jesus Name
Born Again
Crucify the Flesh
Raised with Jesus
11) Live in the Spirit
Born of the Spirit
The Spirit of God Dwells Within Your Heart
Walk in the Spirit
12) Kingdom of God
Seek First the Kingdom of God
Worship Our Heavenly Father in Spirit and Truth
13) Praise God
Praise the Lord
Rejoice
God is Good
14) Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart
15) Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Seek the Lord with all Your Heart
Keep My Commandments in Your Heart
16) The Word of God
The Spoken Word
17) Have Faith in God
Faith
Believe
Trust
By Faith Abraham Obeyed God
18) Obedience
Listen to God and Act Upon His Direction
Obedience
19) Prayer and Meditation
Prayer
Meditation
20) Grow in Your Faith
Walk With Our Lord
21) Honor Jesus
Live Righteously
Be Holy
Whatever you do, do it Heartily, as to the Lord
22) Love One Another
Exhort One Another
23) The Enemy
The Enemy Only Lies, Deceives, Steals, Kills, and Destroys
The Lord Will Preserve Us From Eval & Deliver Us From the Evil One
Jesus Gives Us Victory Over Eval
We Are Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
24) Jesus Suffered for Us
Jesus Suffered for Us That We May Know Him
25) There is a Reason for Our Pain and Suffering, Pain, Suffering, Our Body is Failing Us, We Are Not of This World
There is a Reason for Our Pain and Suffering
Pain
Suffering
Our Body is Failing Us
We Are Not of This World
26) Affliction, Infirmities, Trials, Testing, Tribulation, Adversity, Comfort in Affliction
Affliction
Infirmities
Trials
Testing
Tribulation
Adversity
Comfort in Affliction
27) Gods Discipline, Patience, Persevere, Endurance, Hope, Wait on the Lord
Gods Discipline
Patience
Persevere
Endurance
Hope
Wait on the Lord
28) COVID-19
We Are Redeemed From The Curse of the Law
29) Power, Authority, Strength, Overcome, Victory, Life in Jesus Name
Power
Authority
Strength
Overcome
Victory
Life in Jesus Name
30) Jesus Righteousness is Ours, Our Identity is in Christ
Jesus is Our Righteousness
Our Identity is in Christ
31) You are Healed in Jesus Name
The Healing Power of Jesus
Jesus Healed the Multitudes
The Apostle's Healed the Sick and Afflicted
Receive Your Healing
32) Our Wonderful and Powerful Almighty God - Our Heavenly Father
33) Our Blessed Hope
34) Heaven
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
Our Reward in Heaven is Great
A New Heaven and a New Earth; The Holy City, New Jerusalem
35) At the End of the Day
Make a List of: What I Know
Two Fisted Faith
Abraham Obeyed God Without Receiving Gods Promises
Final Exhortations
Praise the Lord!
Appendix:
A) Salvation
B) I'm Saved, Now What
You are a New Creation In Christ!
Praise God! Yes, Thank Jesus for the New Life He Gave You!
Make Choices That Honor Jesus
Read Your Bible, Faith Comes by Hearing and Hearing by the Word of God
Pray and Meditate on the Word of God
Live in the Spirit
Attend a Spirit Filled Christian Church (That Teaches the Word of God and Worships God) and Get Baptized
Make Christian Friends
Share Your Faith and the Love of God With Others
Resist the Devil and he Will Flee From You
Grow in Your Faith
Obey God
Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name
First, I would like to say, Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank you dear Heavenly Father for pouring Your love upon mankind and giving us Your Son,
Jesus Christ who came to earth, walked with us, taught us the Will of God, died a sinless death on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, rose from the dead defeating death, sin, and all the evil of satan,
ascended to heaven and who is seated at the right hand of God our Father making intercessions for us - His believers. Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Because of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior we have forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and abundant life here on earth, along with the Holy Spirit who dwells within our hearts, and leads us, guides us, and strengthens us.
We have life, life now and forever, and we are victorious in Jesus name! Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV)
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:3-5 (NASB)
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)
The Word of God, the Holy Bible is the most precious thing I own. Thank You LORD God Almighty for Your words of life that are written and revealed to us Your children.
I pray that the Word of God take root in the good soil of our hearts that You have given us Father.
Through the Word of God we can see those things that are around us, see and know the path You Lord want us to take for the glory of God.
This book on "Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name" is mostly scripture that was cut and pasted from BibleGateway.com. I decided to make this mostly scripture for a number of reasons.
First and foremost it is the Word of God, what better can anyone say. Also, even through I have walked with the Lord for many years, I am unknown.
I do not read Christian books unless I know the author, that he or she is blessed from God to teach us Gods Word or Gods will for our lives.
Therefore this book on "Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name" is approximately 97 percent the Word of God based on the topics the Lord revealed to me.
1) Let us start at the beginning . . .
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
Genesis 1:1-3 (NKJV)
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.
He was present originally with God.
All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.
John 1:1-3 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
Genesis 1:26 (NKJV)
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7 (NKJV)
The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4 (NKJV)
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:21-22 (NKJV)
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Psalm 33:6 (NKJV)
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.
Psalm 139:13-18 (NKJV)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable [Beyond our understanding].
Psalm 145:3 (NKJV)
Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your Law.
Psalm 119:18 (NASB)
We Are Created in Gods Image
Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
Genesis 1:26-28 (NKJV)
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. And the Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. Then the man said, At last this is bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called woman, Because she was taken out of man. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2:21-24 (NASB)
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Mark 10:7-9 (NKJV)
Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your futile life which He has given you under the sun, all the days of your futility; for this is your reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:9 (NASB)
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mothers womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
Psalm 139:13-14 (NKJV)
Predestined to be Conformed to the Image of His Son
But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased
to reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel),
Galatians 1:15-16a (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
2 Timothy 1:9 (NKJV)
But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (NKJV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:28-29 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Ephesians 1:3-5 (NKJV)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
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2) The Love of God
The Love God has for His Children
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:7-11 (NKJV)
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 (NKJV)
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:5 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NKJV)
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for [upon] grace.
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:16-17 (NKJV)
Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Fathers will.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31 (NKJV)
But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)
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3) Why did Jesus Come into the World
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6:38 (NKJV)
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10 (NKJV)
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:38-40 (NKJV)
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.
John 6:51 (NKJV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10:10 (NASB)
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8 (NKJV)
For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,
that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
Romans 8:3-5 (NKJV)
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45 (NASB)
It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
1 Timothy 1:15 (NASB)
I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.
Luke 5:32 (NASB)
Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came forth from God and am here; for I have not even come on My own, but He sent Me.
John 8:42 (NASB)
Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:17 (NASB)
Therefore Pilate said to Him, So You are a king? Jesus answered, You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.
John 18:37 (NASB)
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know, Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
Acts 2:22-24 (NKJV)
But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment:
John 16:7-8 (NASB)
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4) What God Wants for Us
But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Ephesians 1:1-3 (NKJV)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height,
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19 (NKJV)
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I [direct] ordain in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 7:17 (NKJV) (Live as You Are Called)
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you [perfect] complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV)
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJV)
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)
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.
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)
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 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NKJV) (Walk in Love)
All Mankind to be Saved
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [authority] right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:12-13 (NKJV)
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NKJV)
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
John 17:3 (NKJV)
Choose Life, Walk with Him
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV)
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make [get] yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.
Ezekiel 18:30-32 (ESV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NKJV)
But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)
Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11 (ESV)
The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.
Psalm 25:14 (NKJV)
He has shown you, O man, what is good, And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 (NKJV)
Live in Prosperity
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
3 John 2 (NKJV)
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB)
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.
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NKJV) (A Heavenly Inheritance)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:18-19 (NKJV)
If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;
Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV)
And you will again obey the voice of the Lord and do all His commandments which I command you today.
The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 30:8-10 (NKJV)
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV)
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32 (NKJV)
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 (NIV)
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that [you may prosper] it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may [live long] prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Deuteronomy 4:40 (NKJV)
If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
Job 36:11 (NKJV)
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11 (ESV)
To Have Good Health
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
3 John 2 (NKJV)
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV
So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
Exodus 23:25 (NKJV)
Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah 33:6 (NKJV)
For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds, says the Lord,
Jeremiah 30:17a (NKJV)
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.
Deuteronomy 7:15 (NKJV)
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV)
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5) Will of God
The Will of our God and Father
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Galatians 1:3-5 (NKJV)
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
1 John 3:23-24 (NKJV)
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:38-40 (NASB)
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 (NKJV)
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:16-17 (NKJV)
Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.
Mark 10:15 (NKJV)
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
1 Chronicles 16:11 (NASB)
Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
John 9:31 (NKJV)
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:35-38 (NKJV)
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:1-4 (NKJV)
This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice. Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments,
Deuteronomy 26:16-18 (NKJV)
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2 (NKJV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 10:12 (NASB)
And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.
Acts 13:22 (NKJV)
Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:15-17 (NKJV)
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV) (Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell)
Rejoice
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV)
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:11 (NKJV)
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10 (NKJV)
Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
1 Chronicles 16:10 (NKJV)
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Psalm 32:11 (NKJV)
Love One Another
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John 15:12 (KJV)
So he answered and said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.
Luke 10:27 (NKJV)
I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.
John 13:34-35 (NASB)
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:1-4 (NKJV)
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 (NASB)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 10:12 (NASB)
Be Disciples
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Then He said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 9:23 (NKJV) (Take Up the Cross and Follow Him)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
John 15:16 (NKJV)
These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.
Matthew 10:1-10 (NKJV) (Sending Out the Twelve)
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
Luke 10:1-3 (NKJV) (The Seventy Sent Out)
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:31-32 (NKJV)
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
John 13:34-35 (NKJV)
But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
Matthew 9:36-38 (NKJV)
And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Mark 6:7 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:24-25 (NKJV) (Take Up the Cross and Follow Him)
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
Luke 14:27 (NKJV)
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents;
and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mark 16:12-19 (NKJV) (The Great Commission, Christ Ascends to Gods Right Hand)
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:7-8 (NKJV)
Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Acts 6:7 (NKJV)
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:29-31 (KJV)
But the Lord said to him (Ananias), Go, for he (Saul) is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
for I will show him how much he must suffer in behalf of My name.
Acts 9:15-16 (NASB)
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:31-32 (NKJV) (The Truth Shall Make You Free)
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [a]edifying of the body of Christ,
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Ephesians 4:11-13 (NKJV)
I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
2 Timothy 4:1-2 (NKJV) (Preach the Word)
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
Isaiah 61:1-2 (NKJV)
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (NKJV)
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6) We have a Covenant with God
Now the Lord had said to Abram: Get out of your country, From your family And from your fathers house, To a land that I will show you.
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Genesis 12:1-3 (NKJV) (Promises to Abram)
When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice
(for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.
Deuteronomy 4:30-31 (NKJV)
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord.
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NKJV) (A New Covenant)
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:26-28 (NKJV)
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Deuteronomy 30:6 (NKJV)
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 7:9
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,
then He adds, Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.
Hebrews 10:16-17 (NKJV)
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.
Jeremiah 32:40-41 (NKJV)
My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
Psalm 89:34 (NKJV)
We Are Abrahams Seed
Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to your Seed, who is Christ.
Galatians 3:16 (NKJV)
And if you are Christs, then you are Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:29 (NKJV)
Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
Galatians 3:7 (NKJV)
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abrahams offspring, not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
Romans 4:16 (NIV)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. And if you are Christs, then you are Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:13-14, 29 (NKJV)
Our New Covenant with Jesus
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:17 (NKJV)
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.
1 Corinthians 11:23-25 (NKJV) (Institution of the Lords Supper)
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves;
for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.
Luke 22:17-20 (NKJV)
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you [perfect] complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV)
But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
Ephesians 2:13-14 (NASB)
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
Romans 6:14-15 (NKJV)
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says:
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.
In that He says, A new covenant, He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Hebrews 8:6-13 (NKJV) (A New Covenant)
Jesus is Our High Priest
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.
Hebrews 3:1 (NIV)
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16 (NKJV) (Our Compassionate High Priest)
So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:
You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
As He also says in another place: You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek;
Hebrews 5:5-6 (NKJV) (A Priest Forever)
Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make [atonement] propitiation for the sins of the people.
For in that He Himself has suffered, being [tested] tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
Hebrews 2:17-18 (NKJV)
For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [blemish] spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 9:13-15 (NKJV)
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.
Hebrews 7:25 (NKJV)
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV)
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7) The Lord Will Take Care of Us
Here's what I know after years of living with chronic pain every day in my life: God loves me, He is taking care of me, and my life is in His nail scared hands.
I thank the Lord for His love for us, His children, for being with us and taking care of us no matter what. There is no place I would rather be. Praise the Lord!
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV)
The Lord will work out his plans for my life, for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Psalm 138:8a (NLT)
I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2 (MEV)
Hear my cry, O God: Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Psalm 61:1-4 (NKJV) (Assurance of Gods Eternal Protection)
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, Do not fear, I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 (NASB)
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NKJV)
1 Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: Don't be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
Isaiah 43:1-3 (NET) (The Lord Will Rescue His People)
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will [exalt him] set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:14-16
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him (Elijah), saying,
9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.
12 So she said, As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
13 And Elijah said to her, Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.
14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.
15 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days.
16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.
1 Kings 17:8-16 (NKJV) (Elijah and the Widow, never ending supply of food)
Through the Lords mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, Therefore I hope in Him!
Lamentations 3:22-24 (NKJV)
Do Not Fear or be Afraid
Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
2 Chronicles 20:15b (NKJV)
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)
Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble; answer me quickly. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; deliver me because of my enemies.
Psalm 69:17-18 (MEV)
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Psalm 34:17 (NKJV)
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 (NKJV)
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
Instead, desire first and foremost Gods kingdom and Gods righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, stop worrying about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:33-34 (CEB)
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
Ephesians 1:18-20 (NKJV)
The Gift of God
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.
John 4:10 (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:13-14 (NKJV)
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 (NKJV)
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38 (NKJV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.
You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 29:5-6 (NKJV)
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Revelation 20:6 (NKJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17 (NKJV)
The Lord Will Bless Us
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
Genesis 1:27-28 (NKJV)
But He said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.
Luke 11:28 (NASB)
Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God!
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, have you now believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.
John 20:28-29 (NASB)
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NKJV)
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.
Psalm 128:1, 4 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Psalm 103:1-5 (NKJV) (Praise for the Lords Mercies)
Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV) Blessings on Obedience
Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.
And you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.
Exodus 23:20, 25 (NASB)
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this, Says the Lord of hosts,
If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
Malachi 3:10 (NKJV)
And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
Revelation 22:3 (NKJV)
God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalm 67:7 (NKJV)
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalm 84:10-12 (NKJV)
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
Psalm 119:1-2 (NKJV)
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.
Revelation 1:1-3 (NASB)
Lets rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself.
It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Then he said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.
Revelation 19:7-9 (NASB) (Marriage of the Lamb)
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
Psalm 68:19 (NKJV)
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel. You are to say to them:
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord cause His face to shine on you, And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His face to you, And give you peace.
So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and then I will bless them.
Numbers 6:23-27 (NASB)
The Lord Will Protect Us
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16 (NKJV)
For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; but when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
Exodus 12:23 (NASB)
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NKJV)
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NKJV)
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 27:5 (NKJV)
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:1-2 (NKJV)
The Lord Will Comfort Us
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)
When I said, My foot is slipping, Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, held me up.
In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!
Psalm 94:18-19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that You in faithfulness have afflicted me.
Let Your merciful kindness comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.
Let Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:75-77 (MEV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any [tribulation] trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 35:10 (NKJV)
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
Your sun shall no longer go down, Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the Lord will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
Isaiah 60:20 (NKJV)
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4 (NKJV)
The Lord will Heal Us
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
Acts 3:16 (NASB)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:2, 11 (NKJV)
Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus feet, and He healed them.
So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:30-31 (NKJV)
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 9:35 (NKJV)
When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:16-17 (NKJV)
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 10:38 (NKJV)
Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Isaiah 46:4 (NKJV)
The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.
Psalm 41:3 (NASB)
O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.
Psalm 30:2 (NKJV)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Psalm 103:2-4 (NKJV)
Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah 33:6 (NKJV)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalm 107:19-21 (NKJV)
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8 (NASB)
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8) What I Have, Where I'm At
Where I'm Starting At
A starting point; I am in physical pain, stumbling (physically and spiritually) on September 13, 2023, when it came to me to write this book, "Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name."
I am on a journey with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, God my Father, and the Holy Spirit. Through the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus, I have forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life, and I am given abundant life here and now, along with the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me.
On this journey I am learning how to overcome obstacles here on earth that interfear with my relationship with my Lord.
God has given us everything that we need when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are a new creation in Christ Jesus.
It is up to each individual person to submit, believe, trust, obey, and have the faith of God to receive all the blessings that God gives us and wants us to have in a personal relationship with His Son, Jesus.
I am a born again, Spirit filled Christian, and child of God, washed in the Blood of Jesus, and I thank God for the life He has given me.
I am retired and spend most of my free time reading and studying the Word of God since moving to Omaha, Nebraska in the fall of 2021.
I have chronic pain and some physical problems in my body due to after effects from a complex lower back operation in 2019.
As a Christian washed in the Blood of Jesus I should overcome this chronic pain, anguish, and disability.
Living with chronic pain and mind numbing head aches every day makes it difficult to focus.
Pain, and pain signals that bombard your mind constantly produces brain fog and is very distracting.
Praising God and thanking Him for His love and faithfulness; for everything He has done, is doing, and will do for all eternality helps me rise above and overcome this disability.
I praise the Lord and thank Jesus for the life He gives me, life in heaven now and forever in Jesus Name. Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
I know we grow through afflictions and experience different seasons through our journey in life with our Lord and Savior.
I know whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
During difficult times and trials in our life they help us develop endurance,
and endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope in our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Trials strengthen us and prove the genuineness of our faith.
The testing of our faith produces patience [endurance or perseverance].
Through faith and patience we inherit the promises of God.
We learn obedience by the things we suffer, and learn patience and endurance through suffering.
At times it seams like the pain and suffering will never end.
But, be faithful, submit and trust in God with all your heart, seek the Lord, obey God,
walk in the Spirit, praise the Lord in all circumstances; be patient and when the time is right He will heal you.
Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths, lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
Our Heavenly Father loves us, He wants us, His children to rely and trust Him completely for all our needs.
He has given us everything we need and we are not left alone to fend for ourselves beyond our endurance.
Through our trials and tribulations we grow closer to God.
I have a Christian friend that has a birth defect called scoliosis where one leg is 1 inch shorter than the other leg.
Due to this there is a drastic curve in her lower spine trying to straighten itself out.
At this stage in her life this generates non stop extreme pain. She is on a morphine patch with oxycodone.
Through all this pain her spirits are high, she speaks faith and praises God.
There are a lot of Christians that are in need of healing, praise God we are staying in the Word of God and keeping our faith!
I've been reading the Word of God, studying, rereading over and over, meditating, praying the Word of God.
God has been good to me, I experience different miracles in my life that lead me closer to Him.
What got me to the point to write this book?
On April 1, 2019, I had a complex operation in my lower back to free a chocked nerve coming out of my spine at L5 going down my right leg.
A calcium deposit formed on the right side of L5, grew over time, encircled the nerve coming out of my spine there and chocked the nerve over time.
Needless to say this got my attention, limited what I could do, caused pain, and for a couple months before the operation affected my ability to walk.
The head of the Neuro Surgery Department in a big hospital system in southern Pennsylvania performed the operation.
It was a success, the calcium deposit that encircled the nerve was removed and freed that choked nerve.
Since my back operation I can walk better, but the operation was tricky since they had to free this nerve.
They had to open up a big area in my back to access and work around this chocked nerve, this resulted in some unexpected problems.
As a result of the surgery I was diagnosed with a Chronic Pain Syndrome called Arachnoiditis.
Arachnoiditis is a painful neurological condition caused by inflammation of the arachnoid membrane - the delicate layer that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. This inflammation can lead to nerve irritation, scarring, and chronic pain, affecting movement, sensation, and overall quality of life.
They also fused (bolted) L4, L5, and S1 segments of my lower spine together during my back operation.
The operation resulted with five distinct painful problem areas for me.
The worst of this pain being that chocked nerve that was freed, became exposed.
The protective sleeve that encased the nerve was damaged, then the exposed nerve became encased in scar tissue.
I was bed ridden for the most part for the next three years. Any movement in my upper body resulted in high levels of pain.
There was a lot of extreme pain every day by just moving my upper body a little. If I bent my back forward more than two inches I went through the roof.
This nerve was exposed, out of its protective sheaf, was surrounded with scar tissue and any movement lit it up.
I told the doctors it felt like that nerve was wrapped in sandpaper and it did not like to be moved.
I spent most of my time day and night laying in a lazy boy chair trying to find a neutral position and not move.
I took a lot of oxycodone these first three years, especially when I went somewhere in a car.
To discribe this pain to the doctor, he asked the level of pain I experienced from 0 to 9, from no pain to the highest level of pain I experienced.
I assigned the "level 9" pain for when I pass out due to the high levels of pain that I experienced.
For the first three years after this back operation I experienced "level 7 and 8" pain every day, and through out the day.
I limited my movements and physical activity every day to try to keep the pain down under "level 7 and 8" pain.
Pain would shoot up to "level 7 or 8" doing very simple activities like getting dressed or going to the bathroom.
It did not take much for pain to get my attention and stop me from moving.
The five distinct painful problem areas that resulted from this lower back operation were:
1) the worst being the exposed nerve encased in scar tissue coming out of my spine going down my right leg,
2) my right leg going numb from this exposed nerve being aggravated, this resulted in different pain and not able to walk,
3) the three sections of my lower spine (L4, L5, S1) bolted together that created a one piece bone structure from L4 to the bottom of my tail bone,
4) pain from the six inch diameter of surrounding muscle and tissue that was cut up vertically and horizontally to access my spine and the nerve,
5) this pain generates bad head aches where I can not think at times.
On June 8, 2022, (3 years after the operation) I was experiencing a lot of high levels of nerve pain, I was watching Ministry Now on Day Star (Christian) TV and praising God.
A healing minister was on talking to the TV show host, all of a sudden he stopped, looked at the camera and said,
there is someone out there that has an exposed nerve in their lower back and is experiencing extreme pain right now, call in, we will pray and you will be healed.
I called in, we prayed to heal my exposed nerve, it was completely healed in an instant! Praise God!
No pain, no problems with that nerve since! Not even an ouch from that nerve! It is truly a miracle!
I thank God everyday for healing that exposed nerve.
When I look back to the morning of June 8, I was in a lot of pain. I was reading Psalms and praising God that morning. I love to read Psalms; the joy of the Lord is your (MY) strength (Nehemiah 8:10b NKJV).
I was praising the Lord and thanking God for everything He does for me. I remember I was on the floor, experiencing more, and higher levels of pain than normal that day when I called into Day Star TV.
I'm sure this is how the healing minister on Day Star TV knew through the Holy Spirit that I was out there and needed healed. Praise God!
God is good to us and takes care of us! Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Since June 8, 2022, I experience no pain from that nerve that was exposed. It is completely healed, Praise God!
Since that nerve is not exposed any more, my right leg does not go numb any more, and that pain is gone too! God is good! Hallelujah!
That leaves the last three problem areas for me to trust God and to be heal completely. I can walk a lot better, but am still in pain, not as bad as before and still get head aches that stop me from thinking at times.
This leads me to here and now, starting to write this book. There are a number of reasons I want to write this book on "Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name."
I am going to go about this as an in-depth study in the Word of God to understand the Bible better and what God wants for us, His children; and to grow closer to the Lord.
Our Heavenly Father, God Almighty [El Shaddai] created the heavens and earth and everything there in. He knew everything about you, me, all of us, from before time began.
He created mankind, you and me in His image to fellowship with, to experience His love. Praise the Lord!
He has given us His grace, His love, His Spirit, His Son Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins.
By repenting and calling upon Jesus as our Lord and Savior we have forgiveness of sins and can live for all eternity with God our Father, Jesus, and the countless saints that went before us.
We also have abundant life here and now, and Gods Spirit living within us to lead, guide, comfort, and strengthen us.
We have victory in Jesus name. Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Let This Journey Begin
First thing - in ALL that you do and say:
1) put God in first place, first thing, and keep Him there,
2) Praise God - ALL day long,
Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
3) share the love of God and the Word of God,
4) be fearless and walk with the Lord,
5) now if you do NOT know what you are doing - STOP and,
Praise the Lord! (Revert to step 1, then 2, . . .) proceed,
6) for I walk by faith and I Praise God all day long!
7) seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be given to you.
- yes Lord - Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
So this journey through scripture begins! Praise God!
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:10 (NKJV)
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 (NKJV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:17-23 (NKJV) (My Daily Prayer)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
1 John 5:13-15 (NKJV)
We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him [Christs divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].
1 John 5:18 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance [endurance];
and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3-5 (NKJV)
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:35-38 (NKJV)
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9) Jesus Birth, Ministry, Death, Resurrection, Ascension and Reign
Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having [abolished] loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
Acts 2:23-24 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NKJV) (A Heavenly Inheritance)
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32 (NKJV) (Gods Everlasting Love)
Jesus Birth
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 9:6-7 (NKJV)
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel [God With Us].
Isaiah 7:14 (NKJV)
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (NKJV)
Then the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.
Then Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I do not know a man?
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:30-35 (NKJV)
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:7-14 (KJV)
Jesus Ministry
Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
Matthew 9:35-38 (NASB)
Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, Where did this man learn these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?
Mark 6:1-2 (NASB)
And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region. And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.
Luke 4:14-15 (NASB)
Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent over double, and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, Woman, you are freed from your sickness. And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood up straight again, and began glorifying God.
Luke 13:10-13 (NASB)
The Jews then were astonished, saying, How has this man become learned, not having been educated? So Jesus answered them and said, My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me. If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself. The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
John 7:15-18 (NASB)
The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret.
John 18:19-20 (NASB)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Jesus Sacrifice on the Cross
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:29 (NKJV) (The Lamb of God)
For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the [forgiveness] remission of sins.
Matthew 26:28 (NKJV)
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
Ephesians 1:7
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot.
1 Peter 1:19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Colossians 1:19-20 (NIV)
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:19-23 (NKJV)
Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
Hebrews 9:12 (NKJV)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree),
that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NKJV)
And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
Revelation 5:9 (NKJV)
Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.
Revelation 12:10-12 (NKJV)
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 (NKJV)
And I said to him, Sir, you know.
So he said to me, These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:14 (NKJV)
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, Pick out and take lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb.
And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.
For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel [Crosspiece at top of door] and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.
Exodus 12:21-23 (NKJV)
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Luke 23:42-46
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
Revelation 1:18 (NKJV)
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 17:14 (NKJV) (The Lamb of God)
Jesus Rose From the Dead
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Philippians 3:9-10 (NKJV)
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Luke 24:1-5 (NKJV)
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Matthew 28:5-7
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Romans 1:3-4
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.
1 Corinthians 15:20
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
John 2:22
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Acts 4:33
to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:3 (NKJV)
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies [a]through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 (NKJV)
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
John 11:25 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NKJV)
Jesus Ascension
Jesus said to her, Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.
John 20:17 (NKJV)
And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.
Luke 24:50-51 (NKJV)
Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,
who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.
Acts 1:9-11 (NKJV) (Jesus Ascends to Heaven)
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
John 3:13 (NKJV)
Jesus at the Right Hand of God our Father
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mark 16:19 (NKJV)
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
1 Peter 3:22 (NKJV)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1 (NKJV)
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
Acts 2:33 (NKJV)
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
Hebrews 10:12-13 (NKJV)
But to which of the angels has He ever said: Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool?
Hebrews 1:13 (NKJV)
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool?
Matthew 22:44 (NKJV)
Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.
Luke 22:69 (NKJV)
But he (Stephen the Martyr), being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
and said, Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!
Acts 7:55-56 (NKJV)
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV) (The Race of Faith)
Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
Hebrews 8:1 (NKJV)
Jesus said, I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
Mark 14:62 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 26:64 (NKJV)
If we endure, We shall also reign with Him
2 Timothy 2:12a (NKJV)
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10) New Creation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah].
Galatians 6:15 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 John 3:2-3 (NKJV)
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)
But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
Romans 7:6 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
Colossians 3:9-11 (NKJV)
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NKJV)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed,
always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (NKJV) (Cast Down but Unconquered)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NKJV)
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV)
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14 (NKJV)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3 (NKJV) (Walk in Unity)
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV)
We Are No Longer Tax Collectors
We Have Been Washed in the Blood of the Lamb
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:23 (NKJV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (MEV)
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.
Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Matthew 3:2 (NASB)
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV)
My little children, I am writing these things to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:1-2 (MEV) (Christ Our Advocate)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1 (NKJV)
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:23-24 (NKJV)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.
Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV)
Life in Jesus Name
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6 (NKJV)
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:4 (NKJV)
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
1 John 5:11-12 (NKJV)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
Ephesians 2:1 (NKJV)
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 (NKJV)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:2 (NKJV)
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 (NKJV)
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
John 6:33 (NKJV)
I am the bread of life.
John 6:48 (NKJV)
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.
John 6:51 (NKJV)
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:54 (NKJV)
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:22 (NKJV)
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 (NKJV)
The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
2 Timothy 2:11 (NASB)
Born Again
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3 (KJV)
Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:5-6 (NKJV)
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB)
having been born again, not of [perishable] corruptible seed but [imperishable] incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV)
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18 (NKJV)
Crucify the Flesh
And those who are Christs have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:24-25 (NKJV)
For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:13-14 (NKJV)
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16 (KJV)
Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (NASB)
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (KJV)
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16 (NASB)
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Romans 6:6 (NKJV)
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Psalm 56:4 (ESV)
Raised with Jesus
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4 (NKJV)
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:19-23 (NKJV)
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (NKJV) (Meditate on These Things)
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11) Live in the Spirit
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24 (NASB)
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 (NKJV)
Born of the Spirit
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:6 (NKJV)
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
1 Peter 1:22-23 (NKJV)
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4 (NKJV)
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever; the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you.
John 14:16-17 (NASB)
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13 (NIV)
But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
John 15:26 (NKJV)
In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee [down payment] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, [until God redeems His possession] to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV)
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV)
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (NKJV)
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
John 16:7 (NKJV)
The Spirit of God Dwells Within Your Heart
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16 (NKJV)
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV)
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:17 (NKJV)
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
Romans 8:9 (NKJV)
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:6 (NKJV)
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV)
Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NKJV)
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:9-11 (NKJV)
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Romans 8:15-17 (NKJV)
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:20-22 (NKJV)
But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,
Hebrews 10:15-16 (NKJV)
Walk in the Spirit
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 (NKJV)
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63 (NKJV)
This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
Acts 2:32-33 (NKJV)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Galatians 5:16-17 (NKJV) (Walking in the Spirit)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self control; against such things there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit, lets follow the Spirit as well.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NASB) (Fruit of the Spirit)
Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:16-18 (NASB)
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24 (NASB)
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (NKJV)
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (NASB)
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.
Romans 8:14 (NASB)
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Galatians 5:18 (KJV)
Quench not the Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:19 (KJV)
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Psalm 51:12 (KJV)
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father!
Galatians 4:6 (NKJV)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:2 (NKJV)
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
John 16:13 (NKJV)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Ephesians 1:17 (NKJV)
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Psalm 51:12 (NKJV)
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12) Kingdom of God
Seek First the Kingdom of God
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:9-10 (KJV)
And He said to them, To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
Mark 4:11 (NKJV)
And He said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.
Luke 8:10 (NKJV)
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:20 (NKJV)
He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Luke 9:2 (NKJV)
that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 (NKJV)
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:17 (NKJV)
But Jesus called them to Him and said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.
Luke 18:16-17 (NKJV)
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
Hebrews 12:28 (NKJV)
But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
Luke 12:31 (NKJV)
Worship Our Heavenly Father in Spirit and Truth
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:23-24 (NKJV)
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
Philippians 3:3 (NKJV)
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV)
For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Ephesians 2:18 (NKJV)
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 (NKJV)
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2:10-11 (NKJV)
Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
Hebrews 12:9 (NKJV)
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
Romans 8:9 (NKJV)
How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually. (Selah) How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple.
Psalm 84:4-5 (NET)
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13) Praise God
Praise the Lord
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 86:12 (KJV)
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:1-2 (NKJV) (A Call to Worship and Obedience)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever [with grateful, affectionate praise].
Psalm 145:1 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) (A Psalm of praise. Of David)
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.
Psalm 145:21 (NKJV)
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His [holy] name!
Psalm 103:1 (NKJV)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)
Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
Daniel 2:20 (NIV)
And one cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!
Isaiah 6:3 (NKJV)
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
Revelation 4:8b (NASB)
Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.
Revelation 4:11 (NASB)
After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
Revelation 19:1 (NKJV)
And again they shouted: Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:3a (NIV)
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:
Amen, Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:4 (NIV)
Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
Revelation 19:6 (NASB)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV)
Rejoice
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:11 (NKJV)
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Psalm 35:9 (NKJV)
the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10b (NKJV)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Psalm 5:1-3 (NKJV)
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Praise Him, all you peoples!
For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117 (NKJV)
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1-2 (NASB)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
God is Good
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 (NKJV)
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV)
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (NKJV)
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.
Jeremiah 32:40-41 (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my fathers God, and I will exalt him.
Exodus 15:2 (NIV)
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Psalm 34:8-10 (NKJV)
Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 106:1 (NKJV)
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 107:1 (NKJV)
He is your glory and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:21 (NASB)
God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!
Psalm 68:35 (NASB)
Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done;
And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:5, 8 (NKJV)
but just as it is written: Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the human heart, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NASB)
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26 (NKJV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:8 (NKJV)
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 118:1 (NKJV)
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
Psalm 136:1 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 136:26 (NKJV)
I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord And the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His loving kindnesses.
Isaiah 63:7 (NKJV)
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11 (NKJV)
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14) Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NKJV)
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.
And the second, like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:30-31 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
John 14:23 (NKJV)
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16 (NKJV)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NKJV) (The Essence of the Law)
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Deuteronomy 30:6 (NKJV)
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NASB)
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15) Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Make yourself clean before the Lord, spend time in the Word of God, prayer and meditation, and clean your heart, get prepared to meet our Lord Jesus.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 (NKJV)
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:29 (NKJV)
For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Psalm 33:21 (NKJV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NKJV)
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8 (NKJV)
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 10:27 (KJV)
Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
1 Timothy 1:5 (NKJV)
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Mark 11:23 (NKJV)
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23 (NASB)
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.
John 7:38 (NKJV)
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
1 Peter 1:22 (NKJV)
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Ephesians 3:17 (NKJV)
and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:5 (NASB)
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Hebrews 8:10 (NKJV)
Brethren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
Romans 10:1 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NKJV)
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
1 John 3:19-21 (NKJV)
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1-2 (NASB)
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Psalm 19:8 (NKJV)
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Deuteronomy 30:6 (NKJV)
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Ephesians 5:19 (NKJV)
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8 (NKJV)
A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Proverbs 21:2 (NIV)
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7 (NASB)
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NKJV)
Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.
John 12:39-40 (NKJV)
I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8 (KJV)
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:1-2 (NKJV)
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (NKJV)
Seek the Lord with all Your Heart
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with their whole heart!
Psalm 119:1-2 (NKJV)
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8 (NKJV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:9-11 (NKJV)
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.
Isaiah 45:3 (NKJV)
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
Keep My Commandments in Your Heart
Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
Deuteronomy 5:29 (NKJV)
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2 (NKJV)
This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice. Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments,
Deuteronomy 26:16-18 (NKJV) (A Special People of God)
The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 30:9-10 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
1 Kings 8:57-58 (NKJV)
And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.
1 Kings 8:59-61 (NKJV)
And the Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 9:3-5 (NKJV)
Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 (NKJV)
O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. And give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the temple for which I have made provision. Then David said to all the assembly, Now bless the Lord your God. So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.
1 Chronicles 29:18-20 (NKJV)
The king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 34:30-32 (NKJV)
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:1-4 (NKJV)
When I was my fathers son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, He also taught me, and said to me: Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:3-5 (NKJV)
He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; And a wise mans heart discerns both time and judgment, Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly.
Ecclesiastes 8:5-6 (NKJV)
clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
2 Corinthians 3:3 (NKJV)
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16) The Word of God
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.
He was present originally with God.
All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.
John 1:1-3 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 (NKJV) (The Word Becomes Flesh)
for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23 (NASB)
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:5 (NKJV)
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 (NASB)
But He said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.
Luke 11:28 (NASB)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, Lord God of armies.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NASB)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NASB)
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:16-17 (NASB)
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
John 17:17 (NKJV)
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 30:5 (NASB)
And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 20:32 (NASB)
The word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
Acts 6:7 (NASB)
The one who does not love Me does not follow My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Fathers who sent Me.
John 14:24 (NASB)
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
John 5:39 (NKJV)
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, so that we may follow all the words of this Law.
Deuteronomy 29:29 (NASB)
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
Matthew 7:24 (NKJV)
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8 (NASB)
You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you.
Deuteronomy 4:2 (NASB)
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.
Revelation 1:1-3 (NASB)
The Spoken Word
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
Genesis 1:1-3 (NKJV)
By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.
Hebrews 11:3 (NASB)
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
Psalm 33:6-9 (NKJV)
But they deliberately forget that long ago by Gods word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
2 Peter 3:5 (NIV)
So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 (NASB)
So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV)
But He answered and said, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4 (NASB)
Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:11 (NASB)
And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:31 (NASB)
But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV)
The one who has accepted His testimony has certified that God is true. For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He does not give the Spirit sparingly. The Father loves the Son and has entrusted all things to His hand.
John 3:33-35 (NASB)
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV)
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I believed and therefore I spoke, we also believe and therefore speak,
knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.
2 Corinthians 4:13-14 (NKJV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
Psalm 89:34 (NKJV)
I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude.
Psalm 109:30 (NKJV)
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13:15 (NKJV)
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:8-10 (NKJV)
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17) Have Faith in God
Have the Faith of God
Without faith it is impossible to please Him.
Faith
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
Now faith is the [realization] substance of things hoped for, the [confidence] evidence of things not seen.
For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Hebrews 11:1-3 (NKJV) (By Faith We Understand)
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
Hebrews 11:11
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 21:21-22
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. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 5:1-5
remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,
1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NKJV)
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:22-23 (NIV)
For we walk by faith, not by sight:
2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV)
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2:26 (NASB)
For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 (NASB)
so that you may not be lazy, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:12 (MEV)
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 (KJV)
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Romans 1:17
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:22-23
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Romans 3:24-26
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I believed and therefore I spoke, we also believe and therefore speak,
knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.
2 Corinthians 4:13-14 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV)
Believe
We have to believe in our Lord and Savior Jesus for salvation and life in the kingdom of God.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [authority] right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
John 1:12 (NKJV)
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 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. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:15-18 (KJV)
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
John 5:24 (NKJV)
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mark 16:16-17 (KJV)
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts 16:31 (KJV)
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?
She said to Him, Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.
John 11:25-27 (NKJV)
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 (KJV)
We must have faith and believe in the Word of God for whatever we ask of God. As born again Christians everything is available to us, but we must have faith and believe to receive it.
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.
John 7:38 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!
Mark 9:23-24 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you. And his servant was healed that same hour.
Matthew 8:13 (NKJV)
So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV)
While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogues house, saying to him, Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.
But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.
Luke 8:49-50 (NKJV)
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35 (KJV)
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
John 14:10-12 (NKJV)
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
Trust
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose trust is the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7 (NASB)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 1:13 (KJV)
But as for me, I trust in You, Lord, I say, You are my God.
Psalm 31:14 (NASB)
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:8 (NASB)
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 26:3-4 (KJV)
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 91:1-2 (KJV)
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:8 (NASB)
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
Psalm 9:10 (NASB)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Psalm 28:7 (NASB)
Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8 (NASB)
But I have trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalm 13:5 (NASB)
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.
Psalm 28:7 (KJV)
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 (NASB)
They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Put your trust in the Lord your God and you will endure. Put your trust in His prophets, and succeed.
2 Chronicles 20:20 (NASB)
By Faith Abraham Obeyed God
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Hebrews 11:8-10 (NKJV) (Faithful Abraham)
and said: By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.
Genesis 22:16-18 (NKJV)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called the friend of God.
James 2:21-23 (NKJV)
You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham;
You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, The Hittites, the Amorites, The Perizzites, the Jebusites, And the Girgashites, To give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, For You are righteous.
Nehemiah 9:7-8 (NKJV)
17 (as it is written, I have made you (Abraham) a father of many nations) before God whom he believed, and who raises the dead, and calls those things that do not exist as though they did.
18 Against all hope, he believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be.
19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body to be dead (when he was about a hundred years old), nor yet the deadness of Sarahs womb.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was able to perform.
22 Therefore it was credited to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:17-22 (MEV)
Therefore the promise comes through faith, so that it might be by grace, that the promise would be certain to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
(as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations) before God whom he believed, and who raises the dead, and calls those things that do not exist as though they did.
Romans 4:16-17 (MEV)
just as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, In you all the nations shall be blessed.
So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Galatians 3:6-9 (NKJV)
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 of whom it was said, In Isaac your seed shall be called,
19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
Hebrews 11:17-22 (NKJV) (The Faith of the Patriarchs)
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18) Obedience
Listen to God and Act Upon His Direction in Your Life
In June 2021, Esther (my wife) and I being retired we were on vacation in Cape Hatteras, NC, with Melinda our daughter in law.
Melinda and the kids flew in from Omaha, NE for a week at the beach. It was a great vacation.
The last day of this vacation we were talking with Melinda about our next vacation get together. Melinda asked when we were coming to Omaha on vacation next.
Out of the blue I said, lets move to Omaha, (not knowing what was about to happen). We all agreed to it.
This was NOT in me to say, "lets move to Omaha." For 40 years of my adult life I was in the USAF and NASA.
I was stationed everywhere except close to my home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
I was always striving to live in southern Pennsylvania close to my family farm where my roots are.
The first day after my retirement from the federal government I moved back to southern Pennsylvania.
Esther and I bought a house out in the country, off the beaten path and life was great.
I was at home after being gone for 40 years and I was enjoying life.
Spending time with my family that lived there and frequenting everywhere I ran around growing up.
This was my dream come true, I retired in 2014 and was living in the rolling hills of the county in southern Pennsylvania.
Back to the original story, June 2021, vacation is over in Cape Hatteras, NC.
Esther and I drove home to Pennsylvania, IMMEDIATELY we are making plans to move to Omaha, making lists of what needed done. Then, it became WE HAVE TO MOVE RIGHT NOW.
I was being DIRECTED AND LED to get everything done RIGHT AWAY and move RIGHT NOW. Everyday there was a VERY SERIOUS URGENCY to get things done NOW and move AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
We did everything we could to move right away. In 2 1/2 months we got everything done and were moved.
In early September 2021 we were packed up, house sold, and in Omaha with everything we owned. We stayed with Rocky and Melinda a couple weeks until we closed on our house in Omaha. We moved into our house, saw the kids a lot and everything was good.
A year later, in August 2022, we learned why we had to move here. One night Melinda our daughter in law had a burst aneurism on her brain. All of a sudden she went in a coma and passed a few days later.
Esther spent every day with Rocky to help him through this difficult time. Derek (our grandson) started going to church with us, later he said going to church helped him come to terms with his mothers death.
Kayleigh (our granddaughter) matured a lot during this time also. The first year was very difficult for all of us, but we were together helping each other through it.
It makes a big difference being here close to family. We get our great grandson 3 days a week, it is a blessing for us!
This is why God moved us here, to be with family and help one another when we really need it.
The Lord has also blessed us with a great Church of Christ in the Southwest side of Omaha that we attend. Praise God!
Looking back to June, July, August, September 2021; at the time I did not know why I was being directed to do this and move, but I knew I had to do it, and do it right away.
In June 2021, looking back to Cape Hatteras, NC the last day of vacation with Melinda - it was not in me to say, "let's move to Omaha." I would never say that on my own.
The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
2 Samuel 23:2 (NIV)
In June 2021, and immediately there after I was being led every day and directed to move right now. We did everything we could to sell our house and move to Omaha right away.
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it,
Isaiah 30:21, 21a (NKJV)
Obedience
Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
Romans 1:5-6 (NKJV)
If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;
Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV)
For all these things My hand has made, So all these things came into being [by and for Me], declares the Lord. But to this one I will look [graciously], To him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who [reverently] trembles at My word and honors My commands.
Isaiah 66:2 (Amplified Bible)
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Hebrews 5:7-9 (ESV)
And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.
Acts 5:32 (NKJV)
Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that ones slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
Romans 6:16 (NKJV)
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8 (NKJV)
Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV) (Blessings on Obedience)
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
Exodus 19:5 (NKJV)
But this is what I commanded them, saying, Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.
Jeremiah 7:23 (NKJV)
as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
1 Peter 1:14-15 (NKJV)
And it shall be that if you earnestly [listen to] obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.
Deuteronomy 11:13-14 (NKJV)
Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice.
Deuteronomy 26:17 (NKJV)
Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me; Hear, so that your soul may live;
Isaiah 55:3a (Amplified Bible)
And the people said to Joshua, The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!
Joshua 24:24 (NKJV)
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.
Exodus 24:7 (NKJV)
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:21 (NKJV)
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19) Prayer and Meditation
Prayer
O Lord God, I cried out; O great and awesome God who keeps his promises and is so loving and kind to those who love and obey him! Hear my prayer!
Nehemiah 1:5 (Living Bible)
Hear my cry, O God: Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Psalm 61:1-4 (NKJV)
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB)
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2 (NASB)
Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:19 (NIV)
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)
And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it all.
Matthew 21:22 (NASB)
And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:15-16 (NKJV)
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) (Confidence and Compassion in Prayer)
22) So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.
23) For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
24) Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
25) And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
Mark 11:22-25 (NKJV)
Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (NASB)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:32 (NKJV)
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
Psalm 50:15 (NKJV)
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
Colossians 1:9-12 (NKJV)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
3 John 2 (NKJV)
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV)
Brethren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
Romans 10:1 (NKJV)
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
1 Peter 4:7 (NASB)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NKJV)
I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
Psalm 116:1-2 (NKJV)
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26 (NKJV)
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Jude 1:20 (NKJV)
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26 (NKJV)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
John 9:31 (NKJV)
Then he said to me, Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Daniel 10:12 (NKJV)
The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
1 Peter 4:7 (NIV)
O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the kings cupbearer.
Nehemiah 1:11 (NKJV)
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
Psalm 40:1-3 (ESV) (My Help and My Deliverer)
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.
Psalm 61:1-3 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
And the Lord restored Jobs losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Job 42:10 (NKJV) (Father Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do)
It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen.
Isaiah 65:24 (NASB)
Meditation
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Psalm 5:1-3 (NKJV)
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV)
I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds.
Psalm 77:12 (NKJV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.
The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (NKJV) (Meditate on These Things)
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)
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20) Grow in Your Faith
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:5-11 (NKJV) (Fruitful Growth in the Faith)
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:12-17 (KJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, lets follow the Spirit as well.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NASB) (Fruit of the Spirit)
By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls.
Luke 21:19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away [lifts up]; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:2 (NKJV)
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.
Romans 15:13 (KJV)
Walk With Our Lord
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) (Walking in the Spirit)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1 (NKJV) (Free from Indwelling Sin)
And those who are Christs have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:24-25 (NKJV)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 (NKJV)
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:2 (NKJV)
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
Psalm 119:1-2 (NKJV)
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; for in You I have my trust; cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto You.
Psalm 143:8 (MEV)
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
Psalm 86:11-12 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
I am the Lord your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them. Sanctify My Sabbaths and keep them holy; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord your God.
Ezekiel 20:19-20 (Amplified Bible)
I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:11-12 (NKJV)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NKJV)
and he said: Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
2 Chronicles 6:14 (NKJV)
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth shall go before Your presence. Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout. They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.
Psalm 89:14-15 (MEV)
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11 (NKJV)
The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
Deuteronomy 28:9 (NKJV)
Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].
1 Thessalonians 4:1 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
Psalm 128:1 (NKJV)
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
3 John 4 (NASB)
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21) Honor Jesus
Live Righteously
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22 (NKJV)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
Philippians 3:9 (NKJV)
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
1 Corinthians 1:30 (Amplified Bible)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Romans 1:17 (NKJV)
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Titus 2:11-13 (NKJV)
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may [build up] edify another.
Romans 14:17-19 (NKJV)
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:4 (KJV)
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
2 Peter 3:13 (NKJV)
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will see His face.
Psalm 11:7 (NASB)
If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
1 John 2:29 (NKJV)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6 (NKJV)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before You. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! Lord, they walk in the light of Your face.
Psalm 89:14-15 (NASB)
And he (Abram) believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6 (NKJV)
He has shown you, O man, what is good, And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 (NKJV)
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.
Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:20-21 (NKJV)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Exodus 31:12-13 (NKJV)
Lets rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself.
It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Then he said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.
Revelation 19:7-9 (NASB) (Marriage of the Lamb)
Be Holy
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
2 Timothy 1:9 (NKJV)
and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:24 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:1 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
1 Peter 1:15-16 (NASB)
that He might [set it apart] sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5:26-27 (NKJV)
For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Leviticus 11:45 (NKJV)
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Leviticus 19:2 (NKJV)
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who [sets you apart] sanctifies you.
Leviticus 20:7-8 (NKJV)
And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
Leviticus 20:26 (NKJV)
Do you not know that you are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit dwells in you?
If anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy him. For Gods temple is holy, and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (ESV)
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV)
Worship the Lord with the beauty of holy lives. Let the earth tremble before him.
Psalm 96:9 (Living Bible)
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
Whatever you do, do it Heartily, as to the Lord
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men;
Colossians 3:23 (NKJV)
With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:2 (KJV)
rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
Romans 12:12 (NKJV)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:2-3 (NASB)
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.
Romans 15:13
With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:2 (KJV)
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Jude 1:20-21 (NKJV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
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22) Love One Another
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
John 13:34-35 (NKJV)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the [atonement] propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:7-11 (NKJV)
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:5 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NKJV)
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope, patient [persevering] in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
Romans 12:9-13 (NKJV) (Behave Like a Christian)
For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another.
Galatians 5:13 (Amplified Bible)
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:8-11 (NKJV)
Exhort One Another
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV)
Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,
that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (NKJV)
but [encourage] exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 3:13 (NKJV)
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Galatians 6:9-10 (NKJV)
Therefore [encourage] comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Now we [encourage] exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.
See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Do not quench the Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:11-19 (NKJV)
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NKJV)
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope, patient [persevering] in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
distributing to the needs of the saints, [pursuing] given to hospitality.
Romans 12:10-13 (NKJV)
Now we [encourage] exhort you, brethren, warn those who are [idle] unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NKJV)
that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
Colossians 2:2 (NKJV)
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Ephesians 5:19-21 (NKJV)
Confess your [sins] trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:16 (NKJV)
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Romans 12:16 (NIV)
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,
so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching;
he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans 12:4-8 (NKJV)
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [building up] edifying of the body of Christ,
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ,
from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:11-16 (NKJV)
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NKJV)
Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from the heart,
1 Peter 1:22 (NASB)
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalm 133:1 (NKJV)
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23) The Enemy
The Enemy Only Lies, Deceives, Steals, Kills, and Destroys
Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:1 (Amplified Bible) (The Fall of Man)
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8 (NKJV)
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:13-14 (NKJV)
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8 (NKJV)
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe, and tremble!
James 2:19 (NKJV)
The Lord Will Preserve Us From Eval & Deliver Us From the Evil One
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 (ESV)
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NKJV)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16 (NKJV)
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (NKJV)
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 (NKJV)
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NKJV)
Jesus Gives Us Victory Over Eval
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 (NKJV)
After this I will not speak much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over Me.
John 14:30 (MEV)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps [guards] himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
1 John 5:18 (NKJV)
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me, Says the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV)
And He said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
Luke 10:18-20 (NKJV)
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power [authority] and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:20-22 (NKJV)
to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.
Ephesians 3:10-12 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to serve Him.
Matthew 4:10-11 (NASB)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Philippians 2:10 (KJV)
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NKJV)
Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lords, and He will give you into our hands.
1 Samuel 17:47 (NKJV) (David fights Goliath)
And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Romans 16:20 (NKJV)
We Are Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:12-18 (NASB)
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NKJV)
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;
2 Corinthians 10:4 (KJV)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:19 (NKJV)
And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Mark 6:7 (NKJV) (Sending Out the Twelve)
43 When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
44 Then he says, I will return to my house from which I came. And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.
Matthew 12:43-45 (NKJV) (An Unclean Spirit Returns)
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
Mark 16:17 (NKJV)
You are all the sons of light and the sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
Therefore let us not sleep as others do. But let us be alert and sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 (MEV)
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, Why could we not cast it out? So Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 17:18-21 (NKJV)
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.
Luke 22:31-32 (NKJV) (Jesus Predicts Peters Denial)
But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.
Matthew 16:23 (NKJV)
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24) Jesus Suffered for Us
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:1-2 (NKJV) (Christs Example to Be Followed)
Jesus Suffered for Us That We May Know Him
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) (Christs Suffering and Ours)
He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
2 Corinthians 5:21 (Amplified Bible)
who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Hebrews 5:7-9 (NKJV)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:9-11 (NKJV)
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Matthew 27:46 (NKJV)
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
1 Peter 2:21 (NKJV)
but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christs sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
1 Peter 4:13 (NKJV)
For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:5-7 (NIV)
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:1-2 (NKJV) (Christs Example to Be Followed)
For in that He Himself has suffered, being [tested] tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
Hebrews 2:18 (NKJV)
However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
1 Timothy 1:16 (NKJV)
And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Mark 9:12b (NKJV)
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
Isaiah 53:7 (NKJV)
to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:3 (NKJV)
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Romans 8:16-17 (NKJV)
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25) There is a Reason for Our Pain and Suffering, Pain, Suffering, Our Body is Failing Us, We Are Not of This World
Constant physical pain and head aches, the inability to process it in my life exposes weakness.
I do not like all this pain in my life, I ask God to forgive me of my sins and of course He does.
I ask God to strengthen me in His Word, strengthen me in His Spirit, and to overcome pain and these difficulties in my life.
Our Lord leads me when I humble myself and turn to Him in truth and when I trust and obey Him. Praise God!
The pain in my life forces me to turn to our Lord and trust in Him completely and to grow closer to Him in His love. Praise the Lord!
We must trust God completely and obey Him to overcome pain and walk victorious in His presence in peace that only God can provide.
I am very fortunate, recently, in 2025 the Lord led me to a Christian pain management support group at a church in Lincoln.
There are about 12-15 of my brothers and sisters in Christ who meet weekly to fellowship, share the Word of God, and discuss how we are dealing with chronic pain and how the Lord is helping us.
I am grateful to find this group of like minded Christians who are living with chronic pain like I am, and to share with one another this journey we are on.
In this Coping With Chronic Pain group we all understand and relate to one anothers pain that we experience.
We have a special bond in that we understand what each other is going through, this is the only group of people that understands what it is like living with chronic pain every day.
It is extremely difficult living with chronic pain everyday for years; but something I didn't expect,
that is hard to understand is that normal healthy people, people I know despise me,
they want nothing to do with me. I guess it is because I am different then they are;
that I do not do the same things they do - well I can't do things normal people do!
Talk about being thrown a curve ball.
Compassion, Compassion, the Lord has placed on my heart to be compassionate with people less fortunate than I.
When Jesus heard this, He said, This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
John 11:4 (Amplified Bible)
So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:31 (NKJV)
But the Lord said to him, Go, for he (Saul/Paul) is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My names sake.
Acts 9:15-16 (NKJV) (The Conversion of Saul/Paul)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed, always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (NKJV) (Cast Down but Unconquered)
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NKJV)
Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
Revelation 3:19 (NASB)
By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls.
Luke 21:19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.
Revelation 21:1-4 (NASB) (The New Heaven and Earth )
There is a Reason for Our Pain and Suffering
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret;
2 Corinthians 7:10a (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved [distressed] by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 1:6-7 (NKJV)
Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
1 Peter 4:19 (NKJV)
O people in Zion who live in Jerusalem, you will cry no more. For sure He will show loving-kindness to you at the sound of your cry. When He hears it, He will answer you.
The Lord has given you the bread of trouble and water of suffering. But He, your Teacher, will not hide Himself any more.
Your eyes will see your Teacher. Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
Isaiah 30:19-21 (NLV)
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (NKJV)
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Philippians 1:29 (NKJV)
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
2 Corinthians 4:17 (NKJV)
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:2-3 (NKJV)
But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic,
I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.
Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw anything like this!
Mark 2:10-12 (NKJV)
Pain
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4 (NKJV)
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret;
2 Corinthians 7:10a (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
Isaiah 26:17 (NKJV)
Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25:18 (NKJV)
Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
whom God raised up, having [abolished] loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
Acts 2:23-24 (NKJV)
Now no [discipline] chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (NKJV)
And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
Job 2:6-7 (NKJV) (Job was blameless and upright, but suffered)
He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself.
Job 14:22 (ESV)
And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me.
The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest.
Job 30:16-17 (ESV)
Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones,
Job 33:19 (NKJV)
And he said: Naked I came from my mothers womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Job 1:21 (NKJV)
You have taken account of my miseries; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?
Psalm 56:8 (NASB)
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 (NKJV)
Suffering
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any [tribulation] trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our [comfort] consolation also abounds through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NKJV) (Comfort in Suffering)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 (NKJV) (From Suffering to Glory)
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 (NASB)
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
1 Peter 2:21 (NKJV)
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:1-2 (NKJV) (Christs Example to Be Followed)
But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being in Christs family and being called by his wonderful name!
1 Peter 4:16 (Living Bible)
But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christs sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
1 Peter 4:13
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (NKJV)
Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
Revelation 2:10-11 (NKJV) (The Persecuted Church in Smyrna)
But the Lord said to him, Go, for he (Saul/Paul) is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My names sake.
Acts 9:15-16 (NKJV)
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.
1 Peter 1:6-8 (NIV)
Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
1 Peter 4:19 (NKJV)
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Philippians 1:29 (NKJV)
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4 (NIV)
But even if you should suffer for righteousness sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
1 Peter 3:14 (ESV)
I am happy in my sufferings for you. There are things that Christ must still suffer through his body, the church. I am accepting, in my body, my part of these things that must be suffered.
Colossians 1:24 (New Century Version) (Pauls Work for the Church)
But You, O God, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your names sake; Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me; For I am suffering and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 109:21-22 (Amplified Bible)
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.
Psalm 31:9 (NET)
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 (NKJV)
Those who look to God will shine; their faces are never ashamed.
This suffering person cried out: the Lord listened and saved him from every trouble.
Psalm 34:5-6 (CEB)
You are right forever, and Your Law is truth.
Trouble and suffering have come upon me, yet Your Word is my joy.
Your Law is right forever. Give me understanding and I will live.
Psalm 119:142-144 (NLV)
Our Body is Failing Us
My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 (NKJV)
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Psalm 56:4 (ESV)
I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.
My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body.
I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
Psalm 38:6-8 (NIV)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NKJV) (Seeing the Invisible)
And You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my infirmity rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
Job 16:8 (NASB)
Listen to Me [says the Lord], O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb:
Even to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you.
Isaiah 46:3-4 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Like a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
For He knows how we are formed; He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103:13-14 (MEV)
Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (NASB)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christs sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NKJV)
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NKJV)
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
so that no one may boast before him.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (NIV)
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV)
Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Isaiah 46:4 (NKJV)
He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV)
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,
2 Corinthians 5:1-2 (ESV) (Our Heavenly Dwelling)
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8 (NKJV)
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Galatians 5:16-17 (NKJV) (Walking in the Spirit)
We Are Not of This World
I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
John 17:14-16 (NKJV)
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
1 John 4:4-6 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.
John 18:36 (NKJV)
For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.
With Jesus help we will continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by telling others of the glory of his name.
Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to him.
Hebrews 13:14-16 (Living Bible)
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:15-17 (NKJV) (Do Not Love the World)
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 John 5:19 (ESV)
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:4 (NASB)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Colossians 1:13 (NKJV)
Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges (the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature) that wage war against the soul.
1 Peter 2:11 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
John 15:18-19 (NKJV) (The Worlds Hatred)
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
In My Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
John 14:2-3 (NKJV)
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2 (NKJV)
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your [fruit] benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
Romans 6:22 (NASB)
Instead, I say that we are confident and willing to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8 (MEV)
For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our [immortal, eternal] celestial dwelling,
so that by putting it on we will not be found naked.
2 Corinthians 5:1-3 (Amplified Bible) (The Temporal and Eternal)
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NKJV)
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57 (NKJV)
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26) Affliction, Infirmities, Trials, Testing, Tribulation, Adversity, Comfort in Affliction
Affliction
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:20-21 (ESV)
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (ESV)
For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to Gods will and purpose].
Hebrews 12:11 (Amplified Bible)
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Isaiah 48:10
Silver and gold are purified by fire, but God purifies hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 (Living Bible)
My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His rebuke, For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NASB)
Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
2 Chronicles 33:12 (NKJV)
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:22-24
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
2 Corinthians 6:4
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
2 Timothy 3:11
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 sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-4 (NKJV)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18 (NASB)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 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 5:8-10
I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
Psalm 31:7 (NIV)
Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
Psalm 132:1
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 34:18-19
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25:17-18
Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:49-50 (NKJV)
Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
Psalm 119:67 (NKJV)
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
Psalm 119:71 (NKJV)
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that You in faithfulness have afflicted me.
Let Your merciful kindness comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.
Let Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:75-77 (MEV)
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
Psalm 119:105-107 (NKJV)
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.
Psalm 119:143 (NKJV)
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your law.
Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:152-154 (NKJV)
And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey;
Exodus 3:7-8
Examine me, O Lord, and test me; try my affections and my heart.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
Psalm 26:2-3 (MEV)
For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Job 5:6-7 (NKJV)
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 (KJV)
For it is He who rescues you from the net of the trapper And from the deadly plague.
Psalm 91:3 (NASB)
Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25:18 (NKJV)
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 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 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NASB)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.
And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.
Mark 5:33-34 (NKJV)
If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
Job 10:15 (KJV)
But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:5 (NKJV)
And he said: I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.
Jonah 2:2 (NKJV)
I said, Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
Psalm 41:4 (NKJV)
Infirmities
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:17
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Luke 7:21
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to [beat] buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christs sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NKJV) (The Thorn in the Flesh)
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.
Hebrews 4:15
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NASB)
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:1
Trials
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces [endurance or perseverance] patience.
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 (NKJV) (Profiting from Trials)
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 (NIV)
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten [discipline]. Therefore be [eager] zealous and repent.
Revelation 3:18-19 (NKJV)
and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are punished by Him;
Hebrews 12:5 (NASB)
For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He punishes every son whom He accepts.
Hebrews 12:6 (NASB)
It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Hebrews 12:7 (NASB)
But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Hebrews 12:8 (NASB)
Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Job 5:17 (NKJV)
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NKJV)
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christs sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
1 Peter 4:12-13 (NKJV) (Suffering for Gods Glory)
Because you have kept My command [patience] to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
Revelation 3:10 (NKJV)
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.
Luke 7:47 (NKJV)
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes,
though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing,
you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:6-9 (NKJV)
For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
We had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead. He delivered us from so great a death and does deliver us.
In Him we trust that He will still deliver us,
2 Corinthians 1:8-10 (MEV)
Many shall be purified by great trials and persecutions. But the wicked shall continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are willing to learn will know what it means.
Daniel 12:10 (Living Bible)
Instead, desire first and foremost Gods kingdom and Gods righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Therefore, stop worrying about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:33-34 (CEB)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
Testing
Because you have kept My word of perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of the testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who live on the earth.
Revelation 3:10 (NASB)
I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the [most secret parts] mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 17:10 (NKJV)
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.
Psalm 66:10 (NKJV)
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience [perseverance].
James 1:3 (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to [endure] bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
Revelation 3:19 (NKJV)
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (ESV)
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:10 (Amplified Bible)
Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (NKJV)
For in that He Himself has suffered, being [tested] tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
Hebrews 2:18 (NKJV)
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (NKJV)
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Mark 14:38 (NKJV)
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11 (NKJV)
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (NKJV)
Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 (New International Readers Version)
Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
James 1:13 (NKJV)
then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,
2 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9 (NASB)
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
Luke 4:13 (NKJV)
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:1-4 (NKJV) (Satan Tempts Jesus)
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)
Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.
When He came to the place, He said to them, Pray that you may not enter into temptation.
Luke 22:39-40 (NKJV) (The Prayer in the Garden)
Then He said to them, Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.
Luke 22:46 (NKJV)
for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:3b-4 (NKJV)
And Moses said to the people, Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.
Exodus 20:20 (NKJV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NKJV)
But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV)
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2 (NKJV)
Tribulation
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Romans 8:35 (NKJV)
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [endurance] perseverance;
and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:1-5 (NKJV) (Faith Triumphs in Trouble)
And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:21-22 (NKJV)
strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:22 (Amplified Bible)
that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.
1 Thessalonians 3:3-4 (NKJV)
Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
Ephesians 3:13-16 (NKJV)
so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,
which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;
since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,
and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
2 Thessalonians 1:4-7 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
Romans 12:12-13 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NKJV) (Comfort in Suffering)
I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:9 (NKJV)
Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:10 (NKJV)
But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NKJV)
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the words sake, immediately they stumble.
Mark 4:16-17 (NKJV)
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
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 Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who 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 created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:34-39 (NKJV)
And he said: Naked I came from my mothers womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Job 1:21 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
2 Corinthians 12:7 (NKJV) (The Thorn in the Flesh)
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
Since you are precious and special in my sight, [you are honored] and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life.
Isaiah 43:2-4 (NET)
Adversity
Though the Lord has given you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet He, your Teacher, will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:20-21 (MEV)
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration;
but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]
John 16:33 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed,
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17 (NKJV)
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
Psalm 50:15 (NKJV)
The Lord also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble;
Psalm 9:9 (Amplified Bible)
And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any more, but your eyes will constantly behold your Teacher.
Isaiah 30:20 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Comfort in Affliction
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)
Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
Psalm 119:76 (ESV)
For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5b (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NASB)
Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
Isaiah 49:13 (NIV)
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:20-21 (ESV)
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 (NKJV)
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 (NKJV)
he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Job 5:11 (ESV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
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27) Gods Discipline, Patience, Perseverance, Endurance, Hope, Wait on the Lord
for whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and scourges every son whom He receives.
Hebrews 12:6 (MEV)
Now no [discipline] chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (NKJV)
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance [endurance];
and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3-5 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 (NASB)
Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Isaiah 30:18 (NKJV) (God Will Be Gracious)
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Isaiah 64:4 (NKJV)
Gods Discipline
Blessed is the man whom You discipline, Lord, And whom You teach from Your Law,
So that You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,
Psalm 94:12-13a (NASB)
So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son.
Deuteronomy 8:5 (NASB)
and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are punished by Him;
For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He punishes every son whom He accepts.
It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
Hebrews 12:5-9 (NASB)
He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:10b (NASB)
Now no [discipline] chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (NKJV)
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction; For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NKJV)
Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
Revelation 3:19 (NASB)
He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].
Proverbs 13:24 (Amplified Bible)
Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
Job 5:17 (NASB)
He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.
Proverbs 10:17 (NKJV)
18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and [discipline] chasten. Therefore be zealous [eager] and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:18-22 (NKJV) (To The Lukewarm Church)
Patience
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. (endurance or perseverance)
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 (NKJV) (Profiting from Trials)
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 5:3-5 (KJV)
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 12:12 (KJV)
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;
Colossians 3:12 (NASB)
But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:11 (NKJV)
But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
Luke 8:15 (NKJV)
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,
Romans 15:4-5 (NKJV)
that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and long suffering with joy;
Colossians 1:10-11 (NKJV)
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant.
1 Corinthians 13:4 (NASB)
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering (patience), as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 (NKJV)
that you do not become sluggish [lazy], but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:12 (NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
And those who are Christs have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NKJV)
My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.
James 5:10 (NKJV)
so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;
2 Thessalonians 1:4-5 (NKJV)
I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not,
and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My names sake and have not become weary.
Revelation 2:2-3 (NKJV)
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret, it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 37:7-9 (NKJV)
Perseverance
Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord, that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
James 5:11 (NKJV) (The Perseverance of Job)
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NASB)
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:25 (NKJV)
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the [perseverance] patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4 (NKJV)
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
2 Peter 1:5-7 (NKJV) (Fruitful Growth in the Faith)
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope, patient [persevering] in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
Romans 12:10-13 (NKJV)
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance [endurance];
and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3-5 (NKJV)
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 (NIV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
Endurance
By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls.
Luke 21:19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2-4 (NASB)
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NKJV) (Loving God Under Trials)
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
Hebrews 10:36 (NKJV)
And you will be hated by all for My names sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 10:22 (NKJV)
If we endure, We shall also reign with Him
2 Timothy 2:12a (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
Colossians 1:10-12 (NIV)
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NASB)
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV) (The Race of Faith)
Hope
For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
Psalm 71:5 (NKJV)
my choice is clear, I love your law. You are my refuge and my shield, and your promises are my only source of hope.
Psalm 119:113b-114 (Living Bible)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 (NASB)
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:25 (NKJV)
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance [endurance];
and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3-5 (NKJV)
rejoicing in hope, patient [persevering] in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
Romans 12:12 (NKJV)
constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NASB)
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience [perseverance] and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4 (NKJV)
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20 (NASB)
For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB)
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Colossians 1:27 (KJV)
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13 (NASB)
And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Psalm 39:7 (NASB)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 (KJV)
The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.
Psalm 147:11 (NKJV)
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.
Psalm 130:5 (NKJV)
Wait on the Lord
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 (NKJV)
Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:4-5 (NKJV)
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.
Psalm 62:5 (NKJV)
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20 (NKJV)
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Isaiah 64:4 (NKJV)
But as for me, I will wait and hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
Psalm 71:14 (Amplified Bible)
Don't be impatient (wait) for the Lord to act! Keep traveling steadily along his pathway and in due season he will honor you with every blessing,
Psalm 37:34a (Living Bible)
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.
Psalm 130:5 (NKJV)
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
James 5:7-8 (NKJV) (Be Patient and Persevering)
For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:22-25 (NKJV)
Why, my soul, are you cast down? Why do you groan within me? Wait for God; I will yet thank Him, For He is my deliverance and my God.
Psalm 42:11 (MEV)
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28) COVID-19
Just when we thought the road ahead was smooth, COVID-19 hit the world.
COVID-19 came upon all mankind, it hit us hard, it got the our attention, it forced the world to adjust, but it does not control us nor lord over us.
Just when we are growing in our faith and worshiping God, this evil of the enemy forced us to make adjustments.
Jesus gives us strength and victory when He sacrificed His life for us defeating sin, death, and all the evil of the enemy, Jesus rose from the dead three days after the crucification, and ascended to the right hand of God our Father.
Jesus defeated all the evil of the enemy including COVID-19. Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
The book of Job teaches us to persevere under trails and to keep our faith no matter what happens to us.
Even through we are walking with our Lord, unexpected events come upon us and try to mislead us.
When this happens immediately turn to our Lord, lock onto the Word of God, profess your faith in our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, stand firm in your faith, and trust God will get you through it..
This will deepen our faith in God and give us strength to overcome this evil that is in the world, in Jesus name.
When disaster strikes turn to the Lord in prayer, and praise God for His love and faithfulness to us, His children. Our Lord loves us, He is taking care of us, and our lives are in His nail scared hands. Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
Be it known:
I am a child of God Almighty [El Shaddai]. The Most High [El Elyon], my Heavenly Father [Abba] created the heavens and earth, then created me in His image to fellowship with;
AND I call upon the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God - my Lord and Savior for salvation, health, and life; AND the power of God Almighty - the Holy Spirit lives within my heart,
Praise God! Hallelujah!
therefore;
COVID-19, sickness, disease, injury, pain, head aches, and disability will NOT lord over me,
COVID-19, sickness, disease, injury, pain, head aches, and disability will NOT define who I am,
COVID-19, sickness, disease, injury, pain, head aches, and disability, and ALL the evil from the enemy,
- be cured, eliminated, and removed from my spirit, soul, and body,
- NOW and forever,
- in Jesus name.
Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus!
I am a child of God Almighty, a born again Spirit filled Christian, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior,
The Son of God, Jesus Christ came to earth and took the sins of the world upon Himself,
Jesus took my sins with Him to the grave and rose victoriously over sin, death and satan,
Jesus is alive, He intercedes for me on the right hand of God our Father,
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb AND by His stripes I am healed!
Jesus loves me, gave His life for me, and He takes care of me,
Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus!
I have victory, good health, and life; life in heaven NOW and FOREVER in Jesus name!
I cast all my cares upon Jesus, because He cares for me and loves me.
Praise God! Hallelujah!
Thank You Jesus!
In Jesus name,
A-men.
We Are Redeemed From The Curse of the Law
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Choose Blessings from God
1 Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
3 Blessed shall you be . . .
Deuteronomy 28:1~14 (NKJV) (Blessings on Obedience)
Curses on Disobedience
15 But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
16 Cursed shall you be . . .
59 then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues, great and prolonged plagues, and serious and prolonged sicknesses.
Deuteronomy 28:15~68 (NKJV) (Curse of the Law)
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV) (Your Choice: Blessing or Cursing, Life or Death)
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29) Power, Authority, Strength, Overcome, Victory, Life in Jesus Name
The Word of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit working together with me in my life, in the circumstances of my life, gives me victory, strength, and LIFE in heaven NOW & FOREVER in Jesus name.
The flesh does NOT control me - NO:
- MY risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - controls me,
- the Word of God - controls me,
- the Spirit of God dwelling within my heart - controls me,
- the love of God MY Father - Abba controls me,
- the love I have for MY Lord - controls me,
Praise God! Thank You Jesus! Praise the Lord! Thank You Holy Spirit! Thank You Abba!
Let it be known and understood by all of you, and by the whole house of Israel, that in the name and through the power and authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Whom you crucified, [but] Whom God raised from the dead, in Him and by means of Him this man is standing here before you well and sound in body.
Acts 4:10 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) (Healed in Jesus name)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV)
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV)
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:3-5 (NASB)
Power
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
He (Jesus) said to them, But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV)
And you are Christs, and Christ is Gods.
1 Corinthians 3:23 (NKJV)
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 (NASB)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:20 (KJV)
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:19 (KJV)
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
Ephesians 1:19-20 (NKJV)
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
Matthew 10:1 (NKJV) (The Twelve Apostles)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Authority
Now He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and the power to heal diseases. And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
Luke 9:1-2 (NASB)
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Matthew 10:1 (NASB)
And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
John 14:13-14 (NASB)
And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
John 16:23 (NASB)
But Peter said, I do not have silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk! And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
Acts 3:6-8 (NASB)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
Luke 10:19-20 (NKJV)
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named,
not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:20-22 (NKJV)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Strength
And God said, Let Us make man in Our image,
Genesis 1:26a (KJV)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
Acts 3:16 (NASB)
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)
Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:11 (NASB)
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 37:23-24 (NIV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV)
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 26:3-4 (KJV)
For this is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing,
Isaiah 30:15 (NASB)
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 thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalm 23:4-5
Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to serve Him.
Matthew 4:10-11 (NASB)
But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Luke 21:36 (NASB)
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height,
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19 (NKJV)
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 91:1-2 (KJV)
but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Daniel 11:32b (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my fathers God, and I will exalt him.
Exodus 15:2 (NIV)
He (David) said: The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn [strength] of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior, from violent people you save me.
2 Samuel 22:2-3 (NIV)
Certainly God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 (MEV)
How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually. (Selah) How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple.
Psalm 84:4-5 (NET)
and He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 (NKJV)
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Psalm 73:26 (NLT)
Overcome
These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NASB)
But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
2 Timothy 3:10-11 (NKJV)
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:14 (NASB)
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.
For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:3-5 (NASB)
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 (NKJV)
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (NKJV) (Humility Cures Worldliness)
I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, Because you have known the Father.
John 2:13 (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Revelation 12:11 (NKJV)
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:37 (NKJV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:9 (NASB)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:7 (NASB)
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.
Revelation 2:11 (NASB)
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:17 (NASB)
The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;
Revelation 2:26 (NASB)
The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Revelation 3:5 (NASB)
The one who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.
Revelation 3:12 (NASB)
The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.
Revelation 3:21 (NASB)
These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.
Revelation 17:14 (NASB)
Then He said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life, without cost. The one who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.
Revelation 21:6-7 (NASB)
Victory
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
Psalm 20:6 (NIV)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith.
1 John 5:4 (NKJV)
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 (NASB)
for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
Deuteronomy 20:4 (NASB)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 2:6 (KJV)
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31 (KJV)
Life in Jesus Name
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:8-11 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6 (NKJV)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16 (NKJV)
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He who has the Son has [a]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
1 John 5:11-12 (NKJV)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?
John 11:25-26 (NKJV)
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:54 (NKJV)
And we [have seen and] know [by personal experience] that the Son of God has [actually] come [to this world], and has given us understanding and insight so that we may [progressively and personally] know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 (Amplified Bible)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:2 (NKJV)
When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:4 (NKJV)
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:22 (NKJV)
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30) Jesus Righteousness is Ours, Our Identity is in Christ
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:17 (NASB)
Jesus is Our Righteousness
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Philippians 3:9-10 (NKJV)
Therefore, as through one mans offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Mans righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Mans obedience many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:18-19 (NKJV)
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
1 Corinthians 1:30 (Amplified Bible)
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10 (NKJV)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
Our Identity is in Christ
Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;
Genesis 1:26a (NKJV)
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:29 (NKJV)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4 (NKJV) (Raised with Jesus)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Colossians 2:10 (NKJV)
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4 (NKJV)
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV) (Free from Indwelling Sin)
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31) You are Healed in Jesus Name
let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
Acts 4:10 (NKJV)
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:2-3 (NKJV)
The Healing Power of Jesus
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
Mark 9:23 (NKJV)
But Jesus looked at them and said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
Mark 10:27 (NKJV)
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:18 (KJV)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:2, 11 (NKJV)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And if you are Christs, then you are Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:13-14, 29 (NKJV)
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)
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?
Numbers 23:19 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 10:38 (NKJV)
And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
Luke 6:19 (NKJV)
Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:18-19 (NKJV)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Psalm 107:19-20 (NKJV)
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8 (NASB)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 (NKJV)
O Lord, by these things men live; And in all these things is the life of my spirit; So You will restore me and make me live.
Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Isaiah 38:16-17 (NKJV)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16 (NKJV)
Jesus Healed the Multitudes
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew 4:23-24 (KJV)
And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed. Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:2-3 (NKJV)
When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:16-17 (NKJV)
But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.
Matthew 9:22 (NKJV)
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 9:35 (KJV)
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Matthew 12:15 (KJV)
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Matthew 12:22 (KJV)
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed thier sick.
Matthew 14:14 (KJV)
Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:30-31 (NKJV)
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
Matthew 19:2 (KJV)
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Matthew 21:14 (KJV)
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 1:34 (KJV)
For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Mark 3:10 (KJV)
When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
For she said, If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.
Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the [suffering] affliction.
And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes?
And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.
Mark 5:27-30, 34 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!
Mark 9:23-25 (NKJV)
What do you want me to do for you? Jesus asked him. The blind man said, Rabbi, I want to see. Go, said Jesus, your faith has healed you. Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Mark 10:51-52 (NIV)
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
Luke 5:15 (KJV)
And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
Luke 6:18-19 (KJV)
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
Luke 8:2 (KJV)
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him. And a woman who had suffered a chronic flow of blood for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. And Jesus said, Who is the one who touched Me? And while they were all denying it, Peter said, Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You. But Jesus said, Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had left Me. Now when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and admitted in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.
And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.
Luke 8:42-48 (NASB)
And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
Luke 9:11 (KJV)
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luke 10:9 (KJV)
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luke 17:15 (KJV)
And He said to him, Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.
Luke 17:19 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.
Luke 18:42 (NKJV)
The Apostle's Healed the Sick and Afflicted
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Matthew 10:1 (NASB)
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 10:7-8 (KJV)
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Mark 3:14-15 (KJV)
And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Mark 6:12-13 (KJV)
Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Acts 5:16 (NKJV)
And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city.
Acts 8:6-8 (KJV)
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mothers womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Acts 14:8-10 (KJV)
Receive Your Healing
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of [pains] sorrows and acquainted with [sickness] grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:3-5 (NKJV)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.
Psalm 30:2 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Psalm 103:1-5 (NKJV)
For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,
and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over every ruler and authority;
Colossians 2:9-10 (NASB)
and said, If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.
Exodus 15:26 (NKJV)
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 10:38 (NKJV)
For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds, says the Lord,
Jeremiah 30:17a (NKJV)
But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
2 Timothy 3:10-11 (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:37 (NKJV)
Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].
Hebrews 11:1 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
And He said to him, Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.
Luke 17:19 (NKJV)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV)
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32) Our Wonderful and Powerful Almighty God - Our Heavenly Father
And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the childrens children to the third and the fourth generation.
Exodus 34:6-7 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:19-22 (NKJV)
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.
Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise Your glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:11-13 (NKJV)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable [Beyond our understanding].
Psalm 145:3 (NKJV)
God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
Nor is He worshiped with mens hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
Acts 17:24-25 (NKJV)
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 (NKJV)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:17-23 (NKJV)
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
Isaiah 40:28 (NKJV)
Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 38:23 (NKJV)
O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 25:1 (NKJV)
And one cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!
Isaiah 6:3 (NKJV)
Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Isaiah 30:18 (NKJV) (God Will Be Gracious)
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.
Psalm 19:1-2 (NKJV)
And in that day you will say: Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.
Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth.
Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!
Isaiah 12:4-6 (NKJV)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.
Revelation 15:4 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
Psalm 104:1 (NKJV)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
Psalm 48:1 (NKJV) (The Glory of God in Zion)
For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
Psalm 96:4a (NKJV)
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
John 10:28 (NKJV)
The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.
Psalm 103:19 (NKJV)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.
Revelation 4:11 (NKJV)
I will praise You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is beyond our understanding. One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
Psalm 145:1-4 (NKJV) (A Praise of David)
Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth.
Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I will see God,
Whom I, on my part, shall behold for myself, And whom my eyes will see, and not another. My heart faints within me!
Job 19:25-27 (NASB)
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33) Our Blessed Hope
Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus!
Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Luke 21:36 (NKJV)
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Titus 2:13 (NKJV)
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NKJV)
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57 (NKJV)
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:2-4 (NKJV)
And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
1 John 2:28 (NKJV)
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
John 14:3 (NKJV)
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 (NKJV)
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
James 5:8 (NKJV)
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Luke 21:34-36 (NKJV)
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 (NKJV)
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:38-40 (NASB)
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 (NASB)
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJV)
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
Luke 21:34 (NKJV)
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:35-38 (NKJV)
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
Revelation 1:3 (NKJV)
Because you have kept [the word of My patience] My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
Revelation 3:10 (NKJV)
He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Revelation 22:20-21 (NKJV) (I Am Coming Quickly)
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34) Heaven
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NKJV)
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
Luke 10:20 (NKJV)
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17 (NKJV)
The world and its desires are passing away, but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:17 (MEV)
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
In My Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
And where I go you know, and the way you know.
John 14:1-4 (NKJV)
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
Hebrews 12:22-24 (NKJV)
Our Reward in Heaven is Great
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 (NASB)
Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Mans sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Luke 6:22-23 (NKJV)
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV)
And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
Revelation 22:12 (NKJV)
Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
each ones work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each ones work, of what sort it is.
If anyones work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
If anyones work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15 (NKJV)
Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work deserves.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
Revelation 22:12-14 (NASB)
A New Heaven and a New Earth; The Holy City, New Jerusalem
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.
And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Then he said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation 19:7-9 (NKJV) (Marriage Supper of the Lamb)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.
Revelation 21:1-4 (NASB) (The New Heaven and Earth )
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:10 (NKJV)
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:14 (NKJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17 (NKJV)
and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
1 Thessalonians 4:17b (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [with all the saints] with you all. Amen.
Revelation 22:20-21 (NKJV) (I Am Coming Quickly, The last words in the Bible)
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35) At the End of the Day
First and foremost, Praise God!
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 (NKJV)
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to [beat] buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
2 Corinthians 12:7 (NKJV) (The Thorn in the Flesh)
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret;
2 Corinthians 7:10a (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 (NKJV) (From Suffering to Glory)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NKJV) (Seeing the Invisible)
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Psalm 73:26 (NLT)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces [endurance or perseverance] patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 (NKJV) (Profiting from Trials)
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NASB)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
The Lord will work out his plans for my life, for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Psalm 138:8a (NLT)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
Make a List of: What I Know
After repeated times in prayer with the Lord about not knowing what to do, I was directed to make a list of What I Know; this list follows as it was revieled to me.
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
I love MY Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Thank You for this day LORD, Praise God! Thank You dear Heavenly Father for Your love, grace, salvation, forgiveness, mercy, faithfulness, and loving kindness. Your never ending love for mankind and me that endures for generations, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Praise God for the Son of God, the spotless Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world - that takes away MY sins, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Thank You Lord Jesus for the LIFE You give me - life NOW and FOREVER! In Jesus precious name, Praise God!
I am looking forward to my Lord Jesus descending in the clouds, with a shout, with the voice of an arch angel, and the trumpet of God - to take me home to heaven forever, Praise God!
My faith is in my risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to Whom I owe everything,
The joy of the Lord is my strength, and I have victory through my risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
I want to grow closer, closer, closer to You Lord - I want to embrace You and be one with You Lord Jesus,
It is my hearts desire to obey You Lord and walk with You throughout every day and be one with You Lord Jesus,
Thank You for this day Lord, to You Heavenly Father be glory forever and ever! Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Forgive me of my sins Lord Jesus, I repent, I do NOT want to sin Lord, and I know You forgive me of my sins Lord and thank You,
I do NOT want to make mistakes that affect our relationship Lord Jesus,
I fall short at times and I do NOT always know what to do Lord,
I experience lots of pain every day in my body Lord, I am not complaining Lord, but at times pain side tracks me and does NOT allow me to focus and my head hurts,
Clear my mind of pain and fog Lord, help me focus on Your Word Lord Jesus and Your will for my life,
And I do NOT always know what to do Lord,
All I know is, Your will Lord be done in my life, Your will Lord Jesus be done in my life,
All I know is, I trust You and love You Lord and I do NOT want anything to come between us Lord Jesus,
Help me Lord and Holy Spirit every day and throughout every day,
Lead me and guide me Holy Spirit, come upon me, I pray my cup over flows,
I desire fresh Oil in this old vessel Holy Spirit,
I pray rivers of living water will flow from my heart that You have given me Father,
I love You Lord Jesus and I know that goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I know that I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever! Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost !!! Thank You Jesus! Thank You Jesus! Thank You Lord Jesus!
All I know is that I love You Lord Jesus and I do NOT want anything to come between us.
Thank You Father / El Shaddai / Jehovah / Yahweh / Abba - thank You dear Heavenly Father for the LIFE You give me; spiritual life, abundant life NOW and FOREVER.
You have taught me Lord what matters, that I shall love the Lord my God with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and with all my strength, and love my neighbor as myself,
And that the Word of God which You LORD God Almighty El Shaddai command me today shall be in my heart, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Holy Spirit cultivate my heart with the fruits of the Spirit,
I pray the Word of God take root in the good soil of my heart that You dear Heavenly Father have given me, to sew seeds for the kingdom of God,
I am a son of God, an heir of Christ Jesus my Lord and my home is in heaven for all eternity with You Lord, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Your kingdom come Father in earth as it is in heaven, upon me as it is in heaven, and give us our daily bread,
The life that I now live, I live by faith in my risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who loves me more than I can ever imagine or comprehend, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
This is what I know Lord,
To praise God at all times and in all circumstances,
To place your trust in the Lord no matter what happens,
To love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength,
To share the love of God and the Word of God everywhere we go,
To have the Word of God take root in our heart and soul,
To be obedient to Christ Jesus, our lives are in Him, and in His loving nail scared hands,
To be humble and contrite in spirit and in reverent fear of our Lord,
To worship our Heavenly Father in Spirit and truth NOW,
Your will be done Father in earth as it is in heaven, Your will be done in us, Your bride Lord Jesus,
Glory be to God our Father for all generations, Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! A-men.
What do I know - God loves me, He is taking care of me, and my life is in His nail scared hands. Praise God! Thank You Lord!
Place your trust and faith in our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ no matter what happens.
Put God in first place, first thing in your life and keep Him there always.
Praise God through out the day, giving thanks to our heavenly Father for His never ending love and faithfulness to us His children.
Praise God! Thank You Jesus!
Two Fisted Faith
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 (NKJV) (From Suffering to Glory)
When Jesus heard this, He said, This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
John 11:4 (Amplified Bible)
My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 (Amplified Bible)
15 Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
20 And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore, because the kings command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.
25 Look! he answered, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Daniel 3:15-25 (NKJV) (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego)
Abraham Obeyed God Without Receiving Gods Promises
You see that [his] faith was working together with his works, and as a result of the works, his faith was completed [reaching its maturity when he expressed his faith through obedience].
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will, and he was called the friend of God.
You see that a man (believer) is justified by works and not by faith alone [that is, by acts of obedience a born-again believer reveals his faith].
James 2:22-24 (Amplified Bible)
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.
15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16 (NKJV) (Faithful Abraham, The Heavenly Hope)
16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
17 (as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations) in the presence of Him whom he believed - God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
18 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.
19 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 Sarahs womb.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
22 And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:16-22 (NKJV) (The Promise Granted Through Faith)
9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.
10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,
12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.
17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,
18 that by two immutable [unchangeable] 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.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:9-20 (NKJV) (Through Faith and Patience Inherit the Promises)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree),
that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:25 (NKJV)
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the [perseverance] patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4 (NKJV)
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
Hebrews 10:36 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
Final Exhortations
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NKJV)
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17 (NKJV)
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV)
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NKJV)
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 Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who 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 created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:35-39 (NKJV)
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NKJV)
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:10-18 (NASB) (The Armor of God)
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
Jude 20-21 (ESV)
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)
For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above, spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
Ephesians 2:10 (Amplified Bible)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Philippians 3:9-10 (NKJV)
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:
I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:11-13 (NKJV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 (NKJV)
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved [distressed] by various trials,
that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 1:6-7 (NKJV)
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV) (Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking)
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)
in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV)
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Matthew 7:24-25 (NKJV) (Build on the Rock)
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NKJV) Final Exhortations
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.
Jude 24 (NKJV) (Glory to God)
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.
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 (NKJV) (From Suffering to Glory)
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:14-16 (NKJV)
Then I heard the sound of massed choirs, the sound of mighty rapids, the sound of strong thunder: Hallelujah!
The Master reigns, our God, the Sovereign, Strong! Let us celebrate, let us rejoice, let us give him the glory!
The Marriage of the Lamb has come; his Wife has made herself ready.
She was given a bridal gown of bright and shining linen. The linen is the righteousness of the saints.
Revelation 19:6-8 (The Message)
Then he said to me, These words are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
Revelation 22:6-7 (NKJV) (The Time Is Near)
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:5 (NKJV)
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Praise the Lord!
First and Foremost - Praise the Lord!
In Everything Give Thanks!
And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
Luke 1:46-47, 49 (MEV)
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His name!
Psalm 103:1 (NKJV)
Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His name.
For the Lord is good; His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting, His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (Amplified Bible)
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Psalm 35:9 (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1-2 (NASB)
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3 (NKJV) (The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God)
O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 25:1 (NKJV) (Praise to God)
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Psalm 5:1-3 (NKJV)
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.
Psalm 19:1-2 (NKJV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psalm 34:8 (NKJV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
Psalm 48:1 (NKJV) (The Glory of God in Zion)
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And may those who love Your salvation say continually, May God be exalted!
Psalm 70:4 (NASB)
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 86:12 (KJV)
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:1-2 (NKJV) (A Call to Worship and Obedience)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 106:1 (NKJV)
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 107:1 (NKJV)
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Praise Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117 (NKJV) (Let All Peoples Praise the Lord)
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; for in You I have my trust; cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto You.
Psalm 143:8 (MEV)
I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever [with grateful, affectionate praise].
Psalm 145:1 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) (A Psalm of praise, of David)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable [Beyond our understanding].
Psalm 145:3 (NKJV)
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.
Psalm 145:21 (NKJV)
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 146:1-2 (NKJV) (Praise the Lord)
And one (seraphim) cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!
Isaiah 6:3 (NKJV)
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
Revelation 4:8b (NASB)
Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.
Revelation 4:11 (NASB)
After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
Revelation 19:1 (NKJV)
And again they shouted: Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:3a (NIV)
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: Amen, Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:4 (NIV)
Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself.
Revelation 19:6-7 (NASB) (Marriage of the Lamb)
To God be the glory for the great things He has done.
Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
It is ONLY by the grace of God - Thank You Jesus!
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Appendix:
A) Salvation
Call on Jesus, repent from sins, believe in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and you will be saved!
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17 (NKJV)
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For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:23 (KJV)
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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (KJV)
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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8 (KJV)
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Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
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Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name (Jesus) under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12 (NIV)
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Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again [from above], he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3 (NKJV)
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Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6 (NKJV)
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that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10 (NKJV)
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For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13 (KJV)
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Therefore, everyone who confesses Me (Jesus) before people, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:32 (NASB)
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There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1 (NKJV)
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For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
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who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
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These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
1 John 5:13 (NKJV)
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The one who believes in the Son of God has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
John 3:36 (NASB)
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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 3:2 (NASB)
To receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and to be born again, believe in your heart and pray aloud;
Lord Jesus I am a sinner and want to turn from my sins and receive You. Thank You for forgiving my sins. I open the door of my life and invite You to take charge of my life as my Lord and Savior. Amen
If You Prayed That, There's More, See the Next Section Below
B) I'm Saved, Now What
Great, now you are a child of God, an heir to Christ Jesus. You have everlasting life, and abundant life here on earth along with the Holy Spirit your Helper who leads and guides you.
You are entitled to ALL the promises written in the Bible, claim them in Jesus name who made this possible.
This is the first day of your new life walking with Jesus.
On lifes journey here on earth you will have to make choices every day, throughout the day to be obedient to God.
Read your bible, pray, meditate on the Word of God, attend a Spirit filled Christian church, worship God, get baptized, spend time with other believers and share your faith.
In all that you do, praise God!
You Called Upon Jesus, You Are NOW Born Again, Saved, a New Creation in Christ Jesus;
You are a New Creation In Christ!
Praise God! Yes, Thank Jesus for the New Life He Gave You!
Make Choices That Honor Jesus
Read Your Bible, Faith Comes by Hearing and Hearing by the Word of God
Pray and Meditate on the Word of God
Live in the Spirit
Attend a Spirit Filled Christian Church (That Teaches the Word of God and Worships God) and Get Baptized
Make Christian Friends
Share Your Faith and the Love of God With Others
Resist the Devil and he Will Flee From You
Grow in Your Faith
Obey God
You are a New Creation In Christ!
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB)
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
1 Peter 1:22-23 (NKJV)
For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 (NASB)
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4 (NKJV)
In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee [down payment] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, [until God redeems His possession] to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV)
Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NKJV)
Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.
Romans 8:14 (NASB)
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father!
Galatians 4:6 (NKJV)
Praise God! Yes, Thank Jesus for the New Life He Gave You!
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV)
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:16-17 (NASB)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 86:12 (KJV)
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:1-2 (NKJV) (A Call to Worship and Obedience)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His [Holy] name.
For the Lord is good; His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting, His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (Amplified Bible)
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Psalm 35:9 (NKJV)
the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10b (NKJV)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Psalm 103:1 (NKJV)
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:11 (NKJV)
Make Choices That Honor Jesus
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13 (NIV)
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (NKJV)
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV) (Choose Life)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) (In all your ways acknowledge Him)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV)
Read Your Bible, Faith Comes by Hearing and Hearing by the Word of God.
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
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.
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
Matthew 7:24 (NKJV)
And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 20:32 (NASB)
Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:11 (NASB)
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV)
Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, Lord God of armies.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NASB)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV)
Pray and Meditate on the Word of God
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV)
So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV)
Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (NASB)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
1 Peter 4:7 (NASB)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Psalm 5:1-3 (NKJV)
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.
Philippians 4:8 (NKJV)
Live in the Spirit
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 (NKJV)
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24 (NASB)
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (NKJV)
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16 (NKJV)
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV)
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:6 (NKJV)
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63 (NKJV)
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:17 (NKJV)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Galatians 5:16-17 (NKJV) (Walking in the Spirit)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, lets follow the Spirit as well.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NASB) (Fruit of the Spirit)
Attend a Spirit Filled Christian Church (That Teaches the Word of God and Worships God) and Get Baptized
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NKJV)
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20 (NKJV)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV)
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:38 (KJV)
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage, with great patience and careful instruction.
2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:42 (NKJV)
Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
Acts 9:31 (NKJV)
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV)
Make Christian Friends
Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from the heart,
1 Peter 1:22 (NASB)
Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV)
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Colossians 3:12-13 (NKJV) (Character of the New Man)
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Philippians 2:3 (NKJV)
Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 (NKJV)
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 4:8-10 (NKJV)
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down ones life for his friends.
You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
John 15:12-15 (NKJV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV)
Share Your Faith and the Love of God With Others
that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each others faith.
Romans 1:12 (NIV)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
Romans 12:10-13 (NKJV)
Then He said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 9:23 (NKJV) (Take Up the Cross and Follow Him)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
John 15:16 (NKJV)
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 (NKJV)
I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
2 Timothy 4:1-2 (NKJV) (Preach the Word)
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Colossians 4:5-6 (NASB)
Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Ephesians 6:19-20 (MEV)
Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers; being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2 (Amplified Bible)
Resist the Devil and he Will Flee From You
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (NKJV)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:12-17 (NASB)
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:19 (NKJV)
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
Grow in Your Faith
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
John 17:3 (NKJV)
but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
1 Peter 1:15-16 (NASB)
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:5 (NKJV)
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV)
This command I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies that were previously given to you, that by them you might fight a good fight,
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
1 Timothy 1:18-19 (MEV)
strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:22 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 (ESV)
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Ephesians 1:17 (NKJV)
Obey God
who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Hebrews 5:7-9 (NKJV)
Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV)
If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;
Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV)
Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice.
Deuteronomy 26:17 (NKJV)
And the people said to Joshua, The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!
Joshua 24:24 (NKJV)
But this is what I commanded them, saying, Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.
Jeremiah 7:23 (NKJV)
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.
Exodus 19:5-6 (NKJV)
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV)
In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.
Genesis 22:18 (NKJV)
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"Overcoming Pain and Being Victorious in Jesus Name" was
Compiled and Written by David R. Baer, By the Grace of God
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