I don’t know about you, but things have been crazy lately. Here are some passages that have been encouraging to me lately, and they bear repeating — from my heart to yours:
“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
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32
“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.” Psalm 37: 25
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.” Psalm 42:11
“Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?” Psalm 56:3-4
“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.” Psam 61:2-4
“Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Psalm 62:8
“My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26
“Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would soon have settled in silence. If I say, ‘My foot slips’, your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. In the multitude of my anxieties, within me, your comforts delight my soul.” Psalm 94:17-19
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills–from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10
“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, you people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their insults.” Isaiah 51:7
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass?…you have feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor…but I am the Lord your God…and I have put my words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand.” Isaiah 51:12-16
“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke 12:11-12
“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I am gain Christ, 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…” Philippians 3:8-9
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Phillipians 4:19
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1
“Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?…Therefore do not worry saying. ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:27-34
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; thought its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling.” Psalm 46:1-3
Not in the Bible, but still a wonderful quote: “Live the life of faith day by day. Do not become anxious and distressed about the time of trouble, and thus have a time of trouble beforehand. Do not keep thinking, “I am afraid I shall not stand in the great testing day.” You are to live for the present, for this day only. Tomorrow is not yours. Today you are to maintain the victory over self. Today you are to live a life of prayer. Today you are to fight the good fight of faith. Today you are to believe that God blesses you. And as you gain the victory over darkness and unbelief, you will meet the requirements of the Master, and will become a blessing to those around you.” HS 142.3
hi there, fellow sapling 