Faithbooking Scripture
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Adoption:
Psalm 113:9 NIV “He settles the barren woman in her home as a
happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.”
Esther 2:7b LB “…Mordecai adopted her into his family and
raised her as his own daughter.”
Psalm 10:18 LB “You will bring justice to the orphans and the
oppressed, so people can no longer terrify them.”
Psalm 10:14b LB “the helpless put their trust in you. You are
the defender of orphans.”
Proverbs 25:25 NIV “Like cold water to a weary soul is good
news from a distant land.” (This was the verse Rhonda read the
day she received the news their adopted daughter was coming
home to them).
Ephesians 1:5 “Having predestined us unto the adoption of
children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
pleasure of His will.”
Animals/Zoo:
Psalm 34:10 LB “Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will never lack any good
thing.”
Psalm 36:5-6 LB “Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the
heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your
righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like
the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O
Lord.”
Psalm 148:5 LB “Let every created thing give praise to the
Lord, for He issued His command, and they came into being.”
Psalm 150:6 NIV “Let everything that has breath praise the
Lord.”
Jeremiah 27:5 “I have made the earth, the man and the beast
that are on the group, by my great power and by my outstretched
arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to me.”
Ezekiel 38:20 “And all creeping things that creep upon the
earth…shall shake at my presence.”
Babies:Birth
Genesis 35:17 “And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor,
that the midwife said unto her, ‘Fear not; thou shalt have this
son also’”
Revelation 2:2-3 “I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy
patience and how thou…..hast borne, and hast patience, and for
my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.”
Psalm 139:10 “Even there shalt thy hand lead me, and thy right
hand shall hold me.”
Psalm 22:9 “But thou are he that took me out of the womb: thou
didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts”
Phillipians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say
rejoice!”
Luke 6:21 “Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye shall
laugh.”
Luke 1:14 “And thou shall have joy and gladness, and many shall
rejoice at his birth.”
1 Peter 2:2 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the
word, that ye may grow thereby.”
Babies:Pregnacy
Luke 2:10 “I bring you good tidings of great joy.”
Luke 1:66 “What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of
the Lord was with him”
Psalm 139:13-17 LB “You made all the delicate, inner parts of
my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for
making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous
– and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed
in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the
womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was
recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a
single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me,
O God! They are innumerable!”
Babies:Footprint
Proverbs 4:26 “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy
ways be established.”
Psalm 121:3 “He will not suffer thy foot be moved: he that
keepeth thee will not slumber.”
I Samuel 2:9 " He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the
wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a
man prevail.”
II Samuel 22:34 "He makes my feet like hinds' {feet,} And sets
me on my high places.”
2 Samuel 22:37 "You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have
not slipped.”
Psalms 17:5 “My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet
have not slipped.” Proverbs 4:26 “Watch the path of your feet,
And all your ways will be established.”
Psalms 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to
my path.”
Psalms 66:9 66:9 “Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our
feet to slip.”
Babies:Haircut
I Samuel 14:45 “There shall not one hair of his head fall to
the ground.”
Matthew 10:29-31 “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And
one of them shall not fall on to the ground without your Father
knowing it. But the very hairs of your head are numbered. Fear
ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
1 Cor. 11:14 “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a
man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?”
Babies:Name
Proverbs 22:1 “A good name is rather to be chosen than great
riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”
Ecclesiastes 16:3 “A good names is better than precious
ointment.”
Babies:Sonogram
Ecclesiastes 11:5 “As thou knowest not what is the way of the
spirit, not how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is
with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who
maketh all.”
Psalm 139:13 “For thou has possessed my reins; thou has covered
me in my mother’s womb”
Psalm 139:6 “My substance was not hid from thee when I was made
in secret.”
Babies:Visitors
Luke 1:14 “And thou shall have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth.”Beach/Ocean/Water:
Psalm 146:6 CEV “God made heaven and earth; He created the sea
and everything else. God always keeps His word.”
Psalm 42:1 LB “As the deer pants for streams of water, so I
long for you, O God.”
Psalm 93:4 NIV “Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea – the Lord on high is
mighty.”
Psalm 36:5-6 LB “Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the
heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your
righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like
the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O
Lord.”
Jeremiah 5:22 “Fear ye not me? Saith the Lord: will ye not
tremble at my presence, which have places the sand for the
bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it c anno t pass
it: and through the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they
not prevail: though they roar, yet can they not pass over
it?”
Ecc. 11:1 “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find
it after many days”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 “All rives run into the sea, yet the sea is
not full”
Psalm 95:4-5 “In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the
strength of the hills are His also. The sea is His and made it.
His hands formed the dry land.”
Psalm 198:7 “Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof”
Isaiah 58:11 “Thou shall be like a watered garden, and like a
spring of water, whose waters fail not.”
Psalm 104:10 “He send the springs into the valleys, which flow
from the hills.”
Birthday/Celebration (see
worship for more verses)…
I Corinthians 10:31 LB “Whatever you eat or drink or whatever
you do, you must do all for the glory of God.”
Ps. 126:3 CEV “And so we celebrated because the Lord had indeed
worked miracles for us.”
Phil. 4:4 Message Bible “Celebrate God all day, every day. I
mean, revel in Him!”
Proverbs 31:30 NKJV “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”
Psalm 126:2-3 NKJV “Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with singing…The Lord has done great things for
us and we are glad.”
Proverbs 9:11 LB “Wisdom will multiply your days and add years
to your life.”
Proverbs 15:3 “A merry heart maketh a cheerful
countanance.”
Job 8:21 “Till He fill thy mouth with laughing , and thy lips
with rejoicing.”
Psalm 94:19 “In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy
comforts delight my soul.”
Nehemiah 12:27 “…to keep the dedication with gladness, both
with thanksgiving, and with singing…”
Proverbs 17:8 “A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him
that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.”
Bless/Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make
his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD
lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. "
Children:
Ephesians 6:1 LB “Children, obey your parents because you
belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.”
Ephesians 6:2-3 LB “Honor your father and mother. This is the
first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. And
this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, you
will live a long life, full of blessing.”
Isaiah 44:3b-4 NIV “I will pour out my Spirit on your
offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will
spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing
streams.”
Proverbs 15:20 CEV “Children with good sense make their parents
happy.”
Isaiah 54:11-17 NIV “All your sons will be taught by the Lord
and great will be your children’s peace.”
Isaiah 59:21 NIV “As for me this is my covenant with them says
the Lord. My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have
put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the
mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their
descendants from this time on and forever, says the Lord.”
Isaiah 61:3b NIV “They will be called oaks of righteousness, a
planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.”
Isaiah 107: 38 “He blesses them also, so they are multiplied
greatly.”
Psalm 127:3-4 CEV “Children are a blessing from the Lord.
Having a lot of children to take care of you in your old age is
like a warrior with a lot of arrows.”
Psalm 127: 3 NIV “Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a
reward from Him.”
II Corinthians 7:4 CEV “I trust you completely. I am always
proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged…”
Ecc 12:1 LB “Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to
forget your Creator. Honor Him in your youth before you grow
old and no longer enjoy living.”
Proverbs 20:7 LB “The godly walk with integrity; blessed are
their children after them.”
Psalm 8:2 LB “You have taught children and nursing infants to
give you praise…”
Psalm 144:12 LB “May our sons flourish in their youth like
well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful
pillars, carved to beautify a palace.”
Job 21:11 “They send forth their little ones like a flock and
their children dance.”
Psalm 78:4 “We will not hide them from their children, telling
generations to come the praises of the Lord.”
Proverbs 17:6 LB “Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the
aged; parents are the pride of their children.”
Proverbs 23:24 - 25 LB “The father of godly children has cause
for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children… Her
children rise up and call her blessed.”
Proverbs 10:5 LB “A wise youth works hard all summer; a youth
who sleeps away the hour of opportunity brings shame.”
Proverbs 20:11 “Even a child is known by his deeds, by whether
what he does is pure and right.”
Proverb 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and
when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Genesis 33:5 “And he lifted up his eye, and saw the women and
the children; and said, ‘Who are those with thee?’ and he said,
‘The children which God hath graciously given thy
servant.’”
Psalm 113:9 “He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to
be a joyful mother of children.”
Dueteronomy 28:4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and
the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the
increase of thy kin, and the flocks of thy sheep.”
1 John 4:4 “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome
them because greater is He that is in you, then he that is in
the world.”
Luke 13:34 “How often would I have gathered my children
together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings.”
Genesis 28:3 “And the God Almighty bless thee, and make thee
fruitful, and multiply thee that thou mayest be a multitude of
people.”
Ezekiel 5:1 “As is the mother, so is her daughter.”
Psalm 100:3 “Know ye that the Lord, He is God; it is He that
has made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the
sheep of His pasture.”
I Timothy 5:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but be an
example to the believes in work, conduct, in love, in spirit,
in faith, in purity.”
Christmas:
Luke 2:11 NIV “Today in the town of David a Savior has been
born to you; He is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day, in the city of David
, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:14 NIV “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
to men on whom His favor rests.”
Isaiah 9:6 NIV “For to us a child is born, to us a son is
given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will
be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
Luke 1:10 “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which
will be to all people.”
Clothes/Dress-Up:
Romans 13:12b LB “Clothe yourselves with the armor of right
living, as those who live in the light.”
Proverbs 31:25 NIV “She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.”
Courage:
2 Chronicles 15:7 NASB "But you, be strong and do not lose
courage, for there is reward for your work."
Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart
take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.”
Daniel 10:19 “He said, "O man of high esteem, do not be afraid.
Peace be with you; take courage and be courageous!" Now as soon
as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, "May my lord
speak, for you have strengthened me."
Matthew 14:27 “But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."
Quote from Sir Winston
Churchill:
"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage
that counts."
Creation:
I Chronicles 16:31-33 LB “Let the heavens be glad, and let the
earth rejoice! Tell all the nations that the Lord is king. Let
the sea and everything in it shout His praise! Let the fields
and their crops burst forth with joy! Let the trees of the
forest rustle with praise before the Lord! For He is coming to
judge the earth.”
Psalm 42:1 LB “As the deer pants for streams of water, so I
long for you, O God.”
Psalm 19:1-2 LB “The heavens tell of the glory of God. The
skies display His marvelous craftsmanship. Day after day they
continue to speak; night after night they make Him known.”
Psalm 148:5 LB “Let every created thing give praise to the
Lord, for He issued His command, and they came into being.”
Psalm 23:1-2 LB “The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything
that I need. He lets me rest in the green meadows; He leads me
beside peaceful streams.”
Psalm 118:24 NKJV “This is the day the Lord has made; We will
rejoice and be glad in it.”
II Samuel 22:2b-3 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my
savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my
shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold, my
high tower, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.”
Psalm 36:5-6 LB “Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the
heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your
righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like
the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O
Lord.”
Isaiah 52:7 LB “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of
those who bring good news of peace and salvation, the news that
the God of Israel reigns.”
Isaiah 55:12 LB “You will live in joy and peace. The mountains
and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will
clap their hands!”
Isaiah 55:12 “The mountains and the hills will break forth
before you into singing.”
Psalm 121:1-2 NIV “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does
my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of
heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1-2 “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from
whence cometh my help. My help is in the Lord, who made heaven
and earth.”
Genesis 2:9 “Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow
every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the
tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.”
Job 37:14 “Stand still and consider the wondrous works of
God.”
Job 38:4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the
earth?”
Psalm 69:12 “Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all th trees of the woods will rejoice before the
Lord.”
Psalm 104:24 “Oh Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom
you have made them all.”
Psalm 51:11 “Be exalted O God, above the heaven; let Your glory
be above all the earth.”
Death:
Psalm 147:3 Message Bible “God heals the heartbroken and
bandages their wounds.”
Psalm 23:6 NKJV “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.”
II Timothy 4:7-8 NKJV “I have fought the 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.”
Isaiah 57:1-2 LB “The righteous pass away; the godly often die
before their time. And no one seems to care or wonder why. No
one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the
evil to come. For the godly who die will rest in peace.”
Ecclesiastes 12: 6,7 “Remember your Creator before the silver
cord is loosed…then the dust will return to the earth as it
was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.”
Direction:
Isaiah 48:17 CEV “I am the holy Lord God, the one who rescues
you. For your own good, I teach you, and I lead you along the
right path.”
II Chronicles 16:9 LB “the eyes of the Lord search the whole
earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully
committed to Him.”
Isaiah 30:21 NIV “Whether you turn to the right or to the left,
your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the
way; walk in it.”
Psalm 37:34 LB “Don’t be impatient for the Lord to act! Travel
steadily along His path. He will honor you, giving you the
land…”
Psalm 139:16 LB “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my
life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.”
Psalm 139:3 LB “You chart the path ahead of me and tell me
where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and
lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Easter:
Romans 8:11 LB “the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the
dead, lives in you. And just as He raised Christ from the dead,
He will give life to your mortal body by the same Spirit living
within you.”
Matthew 28:5-6 LB Then the angel spoke to the women, “Don’t be
afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was
crucified. He isn’t here! He has been raised from the dead,
just as He said would happen…”
Ephesians 5:2 LB “Live a life filled with love for others,
following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave Himself
as a sacrifice to take away your sins.”
Faith:
Romans 4:5 LB “But people are declared righteous because of
their faith, not because of their work.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV “Because of the Lord’s great love we
are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new
every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Galatians 6:9 LB “So don’t get tired of doing what is good.
Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest
of blessing at the appropriate time.”
Nehemiah 12:27 “…to keep the dedication with gladness, both
with thanksgiving, and with singing…”
Faithbooking:
Ps 145:4-7 CEV “Each generation will anno unce to the next your
wonderful and powerful deeds. I will keep thinking about your
marvelous glory and your mighty miracles. Everyone will talk
about your fearsome deeds, and I will tell all nations how
great you are. They will celebrate and sing about your
matchless mercy and your power to save.”
Ps 145:4 NIV “Let each generation tell its children of your
might acts.”
Deuteronomy 4:9 CEV “You must be very careful not to forget the
things you have seen God do for you. Keep reminding yourselves,
and tell your children and grandchildren as well.”
Psalm 40:5 LB “Oh Lord my God, you have done many miracles for
us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. If I tried to
recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end
of them.”
I Cor. 1:31 LB “The person who wishes to boast should boast
only of what the Lord has done.”
Psalm 22:30-31 LB “Future generations will also serve Him. Our
children will hear about the wonders of the Lord. His righteous
acts will be told to those yet unborn. They will hear about
everything He has done.”
I Chronicles 28:9 LB “…get to know the God of your ancestors.
Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and with a willing
mind. For the Lord sees every heart and understands and knows
every plan and thought. If you seek Him, you will find Him. But
if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.”
I Chronicles 16:11-12 LB “Search for the Lord and for His
strength, and keep on searching. Think of the wonderful works
He has done, the miracles and the judgments He handed
down,”
I Chronicles 16:23-24 LB “Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
Each day proclaim the good news that He saves. Publish His
glorious deed among the nations. Tell everyone about the
amazing things He has does.”
Psalm 78:4 NIV “..we will tell the next generation the
praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He
has done.”
Isaiah 38:19b LB “Each generation can make known your
faithfulness to the next.”
Joel 1:3 NIV “Tell it to your children, and let your children
tell it to their children, and their children to the next
generation.”
Proverbs 13:22 “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his
children’s children.”
Job 8:8-10 “For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and
prepare thyself to the search of their father: for we are but
of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon the earth
are a shadow. Shall they not teach thee, and tell theem and
utter the words of their heart.”
Malachi 3:16 “They they that feared the Lord spake often one to
another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard , and a book of
remembrance was written before him for them that feared the
Lord, and that thought upon His name.”
Psalm 77:11” I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I
will remember thy wonders of old.”
Job 19:25 “Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were
inscribed in a book!”
Psalm 107:43 “Whoever is wise will observe the things, and they
will understand the loving kindness of the Lord.”
Proverbs 22:28 “Do not remove the ancient landmark which your
fathers have set.”
Psalm 78:2-6 “I will utter dark saying of old, which we have
heard and known, and our father have told us. We will not hide
them from their children, showing to the generation to come the
places of the Lord, and His strength and His wonderful works
that He has done. That the generation to come might know them,
even the children which should be born, who should arise and
declare them to their children.”
Isaiah 46:9 ”Remember the former things of old, for I am Hod,
and there is none else: I am God and there is none like
me.”
1 John 1:4 “And these things I write unto you, that your joy
may be full.”
Joshua 24:27 “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for
it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It
shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your
God.”
Family/Siblings/Grandparents:
(see also Children)
Proverbs 20:29 CEV “Young people take pride in their strength,
but the gray hairs of wisdom are even more beautiful.”
Ecc. 9:17 LB “..the quiet words of a wise person are better
than the shouts of a foolish king.”
Job 8:10 LB “But those who came before us will teach you. They
will teach you from the wisdom of former generations.”
Psalm 133:1 LB “How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when
brothers live together in harmony!”
Psalm 133:1 Message Bible “How wonderful, how beautiful, when
brothers and sisters get along!”
Psalm 133:1 NKJV “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity.”
Proverbs 17:6 LB “Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the
aged; parents are the pride of their children.”
Proverbs 17: 6”Children’s chilren are the crown of old men: and
the glory of children are their fathers.”
Proverbs 13:22 Message Bible “A good life gets passed on to the
grandchildren.”
Proverbs 16:31 NIV Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is
attained by a righteous life.”
Psalm 128:6 NIV “And may you live to see your children’s
children.”
Romans 12:5 “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and
everyone members one of another.”
Psalm 103:17 “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to
everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto
children’s children.”
Psalm 92:14 “They shall bring forth fruit in old age.”
Job 41:17 “Thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou
shall shine forth, thou shall be as strong as the morning.”
Psalm 37:25 “I was once young and am now old.”
Quote from John Browning:
"A happy family is but an earlier heaven."
Quote from Gilbert Beers:
"We have been gently reminded many times in our family that the
little things make big memories."
Favor: Unearned Blessing
Ephesians 2:8 LB “God saved you by His special favor, when you
believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from
God.”
I Chronicles 4:9b LB “Oh, that you would bless me and extend my
lands! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all
trouble and pain.” And God granted him his request.”
Psalm 90:17 NIV “May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon
us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the
work of our hands.”
I Corinthians 2:9 LB “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no
mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love
Him.”
Psalm 136: 5,6 “To Him that by wisdom made the heavens: For His
mercy endures forever. To Him that stretched out the earth
above the waters: For His mercy endures forever.”
Fourth of July:
II Chronicles 7:14 LB “Then if my people who are called by my
name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will
forgive their sins and heal their land.”
Psalm 147:14 LB “He sends peace across your nation and
satisfies you with plenty of the finest wheat.”
John 8:36 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be
free indeed.”
Friends:
Proverbs 13:20 CEV “Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt
yourself by going around with fools.”
Proverbs 4:18 CEV “The lifestyle of good people is like
sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad
daylight.”
Romans 12:16 LB “Live in harmony with each other. Don’t try to
act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people….”
Romans 13:8 LB “Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for
others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your
neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God’s
law.”
Romans 12:10 LB “Love each other with genuine affection, and
take delight in honoring each other.”
Proverbs 18:24 LB “There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 “A man who has friends must be himself friendly,
but there is a friend who sticks closer then a brother.”
Psalm 16:3 LB “The godly people in the land are my true heroes!
I take pleasure in them.”
Proverbs 17:17 LB “A friend is always loyal, and a brother is
born to help in time of need.”
1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another.”
Future/Hope/Plans:
Proverbs 23:17-18 CEV “Don’t be jealous of sinners, but always
honor the Lord. Then you will truly have hope for the
future.”
Psalm 37:37 LB “Look at those who are honest and good, for a
wonderful future lies before those who love peace.”
I Corinthians 16:13-14 LB “Be on guard. Be courageous. Be
strong. And everything you do must be done with love.”
Psalm 20:4 LB “May He grant your heart’s desire and fulfill all
your plans.”
Romans 12:12 LB “Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be
patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.”
Psalm 16:7 LB “I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at
night my heart instructs me.”
Proverbs 19: 21 LB “You can make many plans, but the Lord’s
purpose will prevail.”
I Chronicles 28:9 LB “…get to know the God of your ancestors.
Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and with a willing
mind. For the Lord sees every heart and understands and knows
every plan and thought. If you seek Him, you will find Him. But
if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.”
Psalm 147: 11 LB “.the Lord’s delight is in those who honor
Him, those who put their hope in His unfailing love.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.”
II Chronicles 16:9 NIV “For the eyes of the Lord range
throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully
committed to Him.”
Giving:
Ecc. 11:1 LB “Give generously, for your gifts will return to
you later.”
Proverbs 19:17 LB “If you help the poor, you are lending to the
Lord – and He will repay you.”
Growth/Growing/Garden:
1 Timothy 6:8 “And having food and raiment let us therewith be
content.”
Proverbs 13:2 “A man shall eat by the fruit of his mouth.”
Psalm 13:2 “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.”
Psalms 72:7 “In his days may the righteous flourish, And
abundance of peace till the moon is no more. “
Psalms 92:12 “The righteous man will flourish like the palm
tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon .”
Isaiah 66:14 “Then you will see {this,} and your heart will be
glad, And your bones will flourish like the new grass; And the
hand of the LORD will be made known to His servants…”
1 Cor. 3:6 “I planted, but God was causing the growth.”
Genesis 2:9 “Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow
every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the
tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.”
Job 17:9 "Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And
he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.”
Isaiah 3:10 “They shall eat the fruit of their doings.”
Micah 7:1 “My sould desireth the first ripe fruit.”
Hands/Handprints:
Genesis 31:42 " God has seen my affliction and the toil of my
hands, so He rendered judgment last night."
Exodus 9:29 “I will spread out my hands to the LORD…. that you
may know that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Exodus 15:17 "You will bring them and plant them in the
mountain of Your inheritance, The place, O LORD, which You have
made for Your dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands
have established.”
Deuteronomy 24:19 "in order that the LORD your God may bless
you in all the work of your hands.”
Judges 7:11 “…your hands will be strengthened that you may go
down against the camp."
Deuteronomy 33:11 "O LORD, bless his substance, And accept the
work of his hands”
Joshua 9:25 "Now behold, we are in your hands; do as it seems
good and right in your sight to do to us."
II Samuel 2:7 "Now therefore, let your hands be strong and be
valiant”
II Samuel 22:35 “He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms
can bend a bow of bronze.”
Ezra 5:8 " and this work is going on with great care and is
succeeding in their hands.”
Nehemiah 2:18 “Then they said, "Let us arise and build." So
they put their hands to the good {work.}”
Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it
with all thy might.”
Psalm 90:17 “And let the beauty of the Lord out God be upon us,
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea the work
of our hands establish thou it.”
Health/Healing:
Psalm 30:2 LB “O Lord my God, I cried out to you for help, and
you restored my health.”
Psalm 147:3 CEV “He renews our hopes and heals our bodies.”
Proverbs 18:14 LB “The human spirit can endure a sick body, but
who can bear it if the spirit is crushed?”
House/Land:
Ps 127:1 CEV “Without the help of the Lord it is useless to
build a home or to guard a city.”
Psalm 16:6 LB “The land you have given me is a pleasant land.
What a wonderful inheritance!
Proverbs 24:3 Message Bible “It takes wisdom to build a house,
and understanding to set it on a firm foundation.”
I Chronicles 4:9b LB “Oh, that you would bless me and extend my
lands! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all
trouble and pain.” And God granted him his request.”
Love/Valentine's Day:
I Cor 13:4-7 LB “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous
or boastful or proud or rude. Love doe not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has
been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices
whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses
faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every
circumstance.”
I Cor 13:13 LB “There are three things that will endure –
faith, hope, and love – and the greatest of these is love.”
Romans 12:10 LB “Love each other with genuine affection, and
take delight in honoring each other.”
I John 4:7-8 NIV “..let us love one another, for love comes
from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows
God.”
Song of Solomon 2:16 “My beloved is mine and I am his.”
Song of Sol. 3:4 “When I found the one I love, I held him and
would not let him go.”
Song of Sol 1:2 “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth –
for your love is better than wine.”
Song of Sol 2:10 “My beloved spoke and said to me; ’Rise up, my
love, my fair one, and come away’.”
Quote from Frank Laubach:
"Love caught, not taught."
Quote from Josh McDowell:
"Love is spelled T-I-M-E."
Job/Work/Purpose:
Romans 12:11 LB “Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord
enthusiastically.”
I Chronicles 28:20 LB “…be strong and courageous, and do the
work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task,
for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or
forsake you….”
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to
do.”
II Timothy 1:14 LB “Guard well the splendid, God-given ability
you received as a gift from the Holy Spirit who lives within
you.”
II Timothy 3:16 NIV “All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.”
Matthew 5:15-16 LB “Don’t hide your light under a basket.
Instead put it on a stand and let it shine for all. In the
same, way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so
that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”
Proverbs 31:31 NKJV “A woman who fears the Lord, she shall be
praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own
works praise her in the gates.”
Proverbs 31:26 NIV “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful
instruction is on her tongue.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10a NIV “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it
with all your might…”
Proverbs 10:16a LB “The earnings of the godly enhance their
lives…”
Proverbs 10:5 LB “A wise youth works hard all summer; a youth
who sleeps away the hour of opportunity brings shame.”
Psalm 37:23 LB “The steps of the godly are directed by the
Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives.”
Proverbs 10:4 LB “Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get
rich.”
Ephesians 6:7 LB “Work with enthusiasm, as though you were
working for the Lord rather than for people.”
Psalm 90:17 NIV “May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon
us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the
work of our hands.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, a time for
every purpose.”
Quote from Tony
Campolo:
“The right job should be a calling. The
best vocation should be the living out of a dream or a
vision of doing something great for others.”
Quote from Henery Blackaby:
“You cannot stay where you are and go with God.”
Joy:
Psalm 20:5 LB “May we shout for joy when we hear of your
victory, flying banners to honor our God. May the Lord answer
all your prayers.”
Isaiah 55:12 LB “You will live in joy and peace. The mountains
and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will
clap their hands!”
1 John 1:4 “And these things I write unto you, that your joy
may be full.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 “Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let
your heart sheer you in the days of your youth.”
Marriage/Anniversary:
I Cor 13:4-7 LB “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous
or boastful or proud or rude. Love doe not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has
been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices
whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses
faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every
circumstance.”
I Cor 13:13 LB “There are three things that will endure –
faith, hope, and love – and the greatest of these is love.”
Romans 13:8 LB “Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for
others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your
neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God’s
law.”
Romans 12:10 LB “Love each other with genuine affection, and
take delight in honoring each other.”
Proverbs 18:22 LB “The man who finds a wife finds a treasure
and receives favor from the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22 “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and
obtains favor from the Lord.”
Proverbs 19:14 LB “Parents can provide their sons with an
inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an
understanding wife.”
Ephesians 5:28 LB “In the same way, husbands ought to love
their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is
actually loving himself when he loves his wife.”
Ephesians 5:31 LB As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his
father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are
untied into one.”
Psalm 128:3a NIV “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within
your house.”
Psalm 128:3 “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the
heart of your house.”
Song of Sol 3:11 “On the day of his espousal, the day of
gladness of his heart.”
Proverbs 5:18 “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with
the wife of your youth.”
Proverbs 12:4 “An excellent wife is the crown of her husbands
head.”
Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one
flesh.”
Military:
II Samuel 22:35 LB “He prepares me for battle; He strengthens
me to draw a bow of bronze.”
II Samuel 22:31 LB “As for God; His way is perfect. All the
Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to
Him for protection.”
Psalm 35:2 LB “Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.”
I Timothy 1:18, 19 NAS “This command I entrust to you, Timothy,
my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made
concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping
faith and a good conscience…”
II Timothy 4:7 NAS “I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the course, I have kept the faith”
II Timothy 2:3 NAS “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier
of Christ Jesus.“
Mission trip/Service to
others:
Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God has taken control of
me! The Lord has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the
good news, to heal the brokenhearted, and to anno unce freedom
for prisoners and captives.”
Psalm 41:1 LB “Oh the joys of those who are kind to the poor.
The Lord rescues them in times of trouble.”
Psalm 67:3 LB “May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all
the nations praise you.”
Matthew 28:19-20 CEV “Go to the people of all nations and make
them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I
have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of
the world.”
Proverbs 22:9 LB “Blessed are those who are generous, because
they feed the poor.”
Psalm 146:7 CEV “He gives justice to the poor and food to the
hungry.”
Romans 12:13 LB “When God’s children are in need, be the one to
help them out. And get into the habit of inviting guests home
for dinner or, if they need lodging, for the night.”
Romans 12:14 LB “If people persecute you because you are a
Christian, don’t curse them; pray that God will bless
them.”
Matthew 4:19b LB “come, by my disciples, and I will show you
how to fish for people!”
Proverbs 31:20 NIV “She opens her arms to the poor and extends
her hands to the needy.”
Isaiah 52:7 LB “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of
those who bring good news of peace and salvation, the news that
the God of Israel reigns.”
Quote from commentary on IICor.
4:17:
"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that
will outlast it."
Mother's Day:
Proverbs 23:25 CEV “Make your parents proud, especially your
mother.”
Proverbs 31:28-29 CEV “Her children praise her, and with great
pride her husband says, There are many good women, but you are
the best.”
Proverbs 31:10 CEV “A truly good wife is the most precious
treasure a man can find.”
Proverbs 31:31 CEV “Show her respect – praise her in public for
what she has done.”
Leviticus 19:3 “Every one of you shall reverence his mother and
his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am the LORD your
God.”
Judges 17:2 “And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the
LORD."
Isaiah 66:13 "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will
comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem ."
Proverbs 23: 17 Let your father and your mother be glad, And
let her rejoice who gave birth to you.”
Song of Sol. 6:9 “{But} my dove, my perfect one, is unique: She
is her mother's only {daughter;} She is the pure {child} of the
one who bore her”
Ezekiel 19:10 “Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
Planted by the waters; It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.”
Music/Concerts/Arts:
2 Chronicles 5:13 “It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and
singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising
and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with
the trumpets and cmybols and instruments of music, and praised
the Lord.”
Psalm 149:11 “Sing unto the Lord a new song.”
Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the
Lord.”
1 Cor. 14:15 “I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with
the understanding also.”
Ephesians 5:19 “singing and making melody in your heart to the
Lord.”
Psalm 98:4 “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth:
Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”
Psalm 30:11 “You have turned mourning into dancing.”
Job 21:11 “They send forth their little ones like a flock and
their children dance.”
Isaiah 55:12 “The mountains and the hills will break forth
before you into singing.”
Song of Sol 2:12 “The flowers appear on the earth; the time of
singing has come.”
New Year:
Psalm 65:11 LB “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
II Corinthians 5:17 NIV “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he
is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
Parents:
Proverbs 4:1 “Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
and give attention to know understanding.”
Colossians 3:20 “Children, obey you parents in all things, for
this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”
Proverbs 31:25 “Her children rise up and call her blessed.”
Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days
may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives
you.”
Prayer:
Psalm 37:4-5 LB “Take delight in the Lord and he will give you
your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust Him and He will help you.
Ezra 8:23 LB “So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God
would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.”
Psalm 20:5 LB “May we shout for joy when we hear of your
victory, flying banners to honor our God. May the Lord answer
all your prayers.”
II Chronicles 7:14 LB “Then if my people who are called by my
name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will
forgive their sins and heal their land.”
I Chronicles 29:18 LB “O Lord, the God of our ancestors…make
your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love
for you never changes.”
Jeremiah 33:3 NIV “Call to me and I will answer you and tell
you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Romans 8:26 NIV “And in the same way the Spirit also helps our
weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the
Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for
words.”
James 5:16 NIV “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective.”
Psalm 138:3 LB “When I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by
giving me the strength I need.”
I Chronicles 4:9b LB “Oh, that you would bless me and extend my
lands! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all
trouble and pain.” And God granted him his request.”
Ephesians 6:18 LB “Pray at all times and on every occasion in
the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in
your prayers for all Christians everywhere.”
Quote from Armin
Gesswein:
“Secret prayer is the secret of
prayer.”
Protection/Amazing
Rescue:
Is 64:4 CEV “You are the only God ever seen or heard of who
works miracles for His followers.”
Psalm 34:7 CEV “If you honor the Lord His angel will protect
you. Discover that the Lord is kind. Come to Him for
protection, and you will be glad.”
Psalm 37:3 LB “Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will
live safely in the land and prosper.”
Psalm 34:15 LB “the eyes of the Lord watch over those who do
right; His ears are open to their cries for help.”
Psalm 16:8 LB “I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be
shaken, for He is right beside me.”
Psalm 16:1 LB “Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for
refuge.”
Psalm 20:7 NIV “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but
we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Isaiah 43:1-2 LB “…do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I
have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep
waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go
through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk
through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the
flames will not consume you.”
II Samuel 22:2b-3 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my
savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my
shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold, my
high tower, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.”
II Samuel 22:31 LB “As for God; His way is perfect. All the
Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to
Him for protection.”
Psalm 121:1-2 NIV “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does
my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of
heaven and earth.”
Psalm 91 - the entire chapter
I Samuel 14:45 “There shall not one hair of his head fall to
the ground.”
Matthew 10:29-31 “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And
one of them shall not fall on to the ground without your Father
knowing it. But the very hairs of your head are numbered. Fear
ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
Provisions: God will
provide (pictures of new job, a raise, unexpected food,
clothes, etcetera)
Psalm 34:9-10 CEV “Honor the Lord! You are His special people.
No one who honors the Lord will ever be in need.:
Psalm 127: 2 CEV “It is useless to get up early and stay up
late in order to earn a living. God takes care of His own, even
while they sleep.”
I Corinthians 2:9 LB “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no
mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love
Him.”
Relatives/Inheritance:
Ps 133:14 CEV “It is truly wonderful when relatives live
together in peace.”
Proverbs 13:22 “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his
children’s children.”
Right decisions– “Doing the
right thing even when it was hard”
Proverbs 21:3 LB “The Lord is more pleased when we do what is
just and right than when we give Him sacrifices.”
Proverbs 22:1 LB “Choose a good reputation over great riches,
for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or
gold.”
Psalm 119:165 NIV “Great peace have they who love your law, and
nothing can make them stumble.”
Nehemiah 12:27 “…to keep the dedication with gladness, both
with thanksgiving, and with singing…”
Salvation:
Romans 10:9 LB “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus
is Lord and believe in your heart that God raise Him from the
dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 8:1 LB “So now there is no condemnation for those who
belong to Christ Jesus. For the power of the life-giving Spirit
has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin and
leads to death.”
Romans 3:22 LB “We are made right in God’s sight when we trust
in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved
in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have
done.”
Psalm 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash
me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
Psalms 40:2 “He brought me up out of the pit of destruction,
out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my
footsteps firm.”
School/accepting
advice/wisdom:
Proverbs 9:10 CEV “Respect and obey the Lord. This is the
beginning of wisdom.”
Proverbs 23:12 “Listen to instruction and do your best to
learn.”
Proverbs 3:17 CEV “Wisdom makes life pleasant and leads us
safely along.”
Proverbs 6:20-23 CEV “Obey the teaching of your parents –
always keep it in mind and never forget it. Their teaching will
guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and talk
to you when you are awake. The law of the Lord is a lamp, and
its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will
lead you through life.”
Proverbs 9:9 CEV “If you have good sense instruction will help
you to have even better sense.”
Psalm 16:7 LB “I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at
night my heart instructs me.”
Proverbs 18:15 LB “Intelligent people are always open to new
ideas. In fact, they look for them.”
Proverbs 19:20 LB “Get all the advice and instruction you can,
and be wise the rest of your life.”
Isaiah 28:9 “Whom shall he teach knowledge? And who shall he
make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk
and drawn from the heart.”
Isaiah 28:10 “For precept upon precept, line upon line, here a
little, there a little.”
Proverbs 5:12 “My son, atten unto my wisdom and bow ear to my
understanding: that thou mayest regard discretion and that thy
lips may keep knowledge.”
Proverbs 1:2 “To know wisdom and instruction, to discern the
words of understanding.”
Proverb 1:5 “A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a
man of understanding will attain wise counsel.”
Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth comes
knowledge and understanding.”
Proverbs 2:10,11 “When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge
is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you:
understanding will keep you.”
Proverb 3:5,6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heartm and lean
not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will direct your paths.”
Proverb 3:13 “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man
who gains understanding.”
Proverbs 4:7 “Wisdom is the principle thing: therefore get
wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Sleeping:
Ps 127:2b CEV “God takes care of His own even while they
sleep.”
Proverbs 6:20-22 CEV “Obey the teaching of your parents –
always keep it in mind and never forget it.. Their teaching
will guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and
talk to you when you are awake.”
Psalm 4:8 “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for
thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.”
Proverbs 3:24 KJV “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be
afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be
sweet.”
Proverbs 3:24 NIV “When you lie down, you will not be afraid:
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.”
I Cor. 15:51 “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed.”
Proverbs 6:10 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to sleep.”
Snow/rain/seasons:
Psalm 147:16 LB “He sends the snow like white wool; He scatters
frost upon the ground like ashes.”
Proverbs 31:21 NIV “When it snows, she has no fear for her
household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.”
Psalm 147:8 LB “He covers the heavens with clouds, provides
rain for the earth, and makes the green grass grow in mountain
pastures.”
Isaiah 55:10b LB “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
and stay on the ground to water the earth…”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, a time for
every purpose.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its
time.”
Job 37:5,6 “God thunders marvelously with His voice: He does
great things which we c anno t comprehend. For He says to the
snow, “Be on the earth.”
Job 37: 10 “By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad
waters are frozen.”
Habakkuk 3:3 “His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was
full of His praise.”
Psalm 74:17 “Thou has set all the borders of the eather: thou
has made summer and winter.” `
Sorrow -Valuable
Adversity
II Corinthians 7:10 LB “For God can use sorrow in our lives to
help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never
regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is
the kind that results in death.”
II Corinthians 1:7 LB “We are confident that as you share in
suffering, you will also share God’s comfort.”
II Timothy 2:3 NAS “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier
of Christ Jesus.“
Quote from C.S. Lewis:
“God whispers to us in our
pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our
pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
Spring:
Ps. 147:18 CEV “At His command the ice melts, the wind blows,
and streams begin to flow.”
Song of Sol 2:12 “The flowers appear on the earth; the time of
singing has come.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its
time.”
Standing/Walking:
1 Cor. 16:13 “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like
men, be strong.”
2Sam. 22:37 “Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, so that my
feet do not slip.”
Psalm 37:33 :The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:
and he delighteth in His way.”
Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord
direceth his steps.”
3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy then to know that my children
walk in the truth.”
Psalm 128:1 “Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord: that
walketh in His ways.”
1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another.”
Stars/Sky/Night:
Psalm 147:4 CEV “He decided how many stars there would be in
the sky and gave each one a name. Our Lord is great and
powerful. He understands everything.”
Psalm 8:3-9 LB “When I look at the night sky and see the work
of your fingers- the moon and the starts you have set in place
– what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans
that you should care for us? For you made us only a little
lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor. You
put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority
over all things – the sheep and the cattle and all the wild
animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and
everything that swims the ocean currents. O Lord, our Lord, the
majesty of your name fills the earth.”
Psalm 148:3-5 LB “Praise Him sun and moon! Praise Him, all you
twinkling stars! Praise Him, skies above! Praise Him, vapors
high above the clouds!”
Ecclesiastes 1:5 “The sun also rises, and the sun goes down,
and hastens to the place where it arose.”
Psalm 104:19 “He appointed the moon for seasons, the sun knows
it going down.”
Teach:
"Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget
the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from
your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your
children and your children's children-- how on the day that you
stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me,
'Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so
that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on
the earth, and that they may teach their children so.'
(Deu 4:9-10)
Thanksgiving:
Psalm 59:17 “I will sing your praises. You are my mighty
fortress and you love me.”
I Chronicles 16:34 LB “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
His faithful love endures forever.”
Psalm 136:1 LB “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His
faithful love endures forever.”
Psalm 65:11 LB “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
Psalm 37:8 LB “Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the
joys of those who trust in Him!”
Ephesians 5:20 LB “And you will always give thanks for
everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
Exodus 23:15,16 “Thou shall keep the feast….of harvest the
first fruits of thy labors, which is in the end of the year
when thou has gathered in thy labors out of the field.”
11Cor 9:15 “Thanks be to God, for His unspeakable gift!”
Travel:
Isaiah 60:8 “Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the
doves to their windows?”
Psalm 18:10 “He rode upon a cherub, and did fly, yea, he did
fly upon the wings of the wind.”
Psalm 55:6 “And I said, O that I had wings like a dove for them
I would fly, and be at rest.”
Psalm 107:23 “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do
business in great waters.”
Joshua 1:9 “..the Lord thy God is with thee wherever thou
goest.”
Valuable Adversity:
Romans 12:12 LB “Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be
patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.”
Worship/Praise:
Psalm 66:1-2 CEV “Tell everyone on this earth to shout praises
to God! Sing about His glorious name. Honor Him with
praises.”
Psalm 40:3 LB “He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of
praise to our God. Many will see what He has done and be
astounded. They will put their trust in the Lord.
Psalm 26:12 LB “I have taken a stand, and I will publicly
praise the Lord.”
Psalm 18:46 LB “The Lord lives! Blessed by my rock! May the God
of my salvation be exalted!”
Psalm 13:6 LB “I will sing to the Lord because He has been so
good to me.”
Psalm 149:3 LB “Praise His name with dancing, accompanied by
tambourine and harp.”
Psalm 150:6 NIV “Let everything that has breath praise the
Lord. Praise the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:19 LB “Then you will sing psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs among yourselves, making music to the Lord in
your hearts.”
Ephesians 5:20 LB “And you will always give thanks for
everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
Psalm 150:3-6 LB “Praise Him with a blast of the trumpet;
praise Him with the lyre and harp! Praise Him with the
tambourine and dancing; praise Him with stringed instruments
and flutes! Praise Him with a clash of cymbals; praise Him with
loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that lives sing praises
to the Lord. Praise the Lord!”
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