Compass Point

‘And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?’ —Jonah 4:11

‘The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it:  because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.’ —Matthew 12:41

‘So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. … ‘But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. … ‘And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the...

‘Now the Lᴏʀᴅ had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.  And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. ‘Then Jonah prayed unto the Lᴏʀᴅ his God out of the fish's belly … ‘When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lᴏʀᴅ:  and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.’ —Jonah 1:17–2:1, 7

‘And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. … ‘So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ‘Then the men feared the Lᴏʀᴅ exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lᴏʀᴅ, and made vows.’ —Jonah 1:12, 15, 16

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ —John 1:1

‘The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up:  what lack I yet?’ —Matthew 19:20

‘When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; ‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?’ —Psalm 8:3 & 4

‘When the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.’ —Luke 4:40

‘I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men ‘For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.’ —1 Timothy 2:1 & 2 ‘Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.’ —Romans 13:...

‘One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,’ —Luke 17:15

‘He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:  for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.’ —2 Corinthians 12:9

‘Great is the Lᴏʀᴅ, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.’ —Psalm 145:3

‘For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that every one who believes in him shall not be lost, but should have eternal life.’ —John 3:16 (JBP)

‘For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments:  and his commandments are not grievous.’ —1 John 5:3

‘In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. ‘Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.’ —1 John 4:9-10

‘Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.’ —I John 3:16

‘He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.’ —1 John 4:8

‘Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.’ —1 John 4:10

‘Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.’ —2 Kings 19:20 ‘After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.’ —John 3:22

‘My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.’ —

‘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 5:5

‘God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us ’ —Romans 5:8

‘He touched her hand, and the fever left her:  and she arose, and ministered unto them.’ —Matthew 8:15

‘[They} quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.’ —Hebrews 11:34