Compass Point

‘Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground:  for it is time to seek the Lᴏʀᴅ, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.’ —Hosea 10:12

‘And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures’ —Acts 17:2

‘But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.’ —2 Peter 3:18 ‘That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death’ —Philippians 3:10

‘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 ‘Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus’ —Philippians 2:5

Further thoughts from the writings of John Stott

‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness’ —2 Timothy 3:16

‘And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.’ —Colossians 1:20 ‘To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. ‘Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as tho...

‘For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.’ —Psalm 103:11

‘Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.’ —2 Corinthians 3:3

‘For with God nothing shall be impossible.’ —Luke 1:37

‘But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot’ —1 Peter 1:19

‘Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.’ —John 13:7

‘Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:  for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.’ —John 16:13

‘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

‘For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lᴏʀᴅ, to do justice and judgment; that the Lᴏʀᴅ may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.’ —Genesis 18:19

‘And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.’ —Mark 14:3

‘Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.’ —1 Corinthians 10:12

‘He restoreth my soul:  he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.’ —Psalm 23:3

‘And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?’ —Mark 5:30 ‘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 on the right hand of the Majesty on high’ —Hebrews 1:3

‘What think ye?  They answered and said, He is guilty of death.’ —Matthew 26:66 ‘When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.’ —Matthew 27:24

‘Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering’ —

‘How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?’ —Hebrews 9:14

‘And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.’ —Genesis 46:30 ‘Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: ‘For mine eyes have seen thy salvation’ —Luke 2:29 & 30

‘…there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks’ —John 6:23 ‘Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.’ —Romans 1:21

‘Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.’ —Psalm 32:1