Compass Point

‘John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me:  for he was before me.’ —John 1:15 ‘And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven:  and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.’ —Genesis 28:12

‘And the Lᴏʀᴅ shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones:  and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.’ —Isaiah 58:11

‘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.’ —John 3:16

‘Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.  Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.’ —Song of Solomon 4:16

‘O magnify the Lᴏʀᴅ with me, and let us exalt his name together.’ —Psalm 34:3 ‘And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, ‘And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.’ —Luke 1:46, 57

‘And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! ‘And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?  there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ‘And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him priv...

‘But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.’ —James 2:9 ‘Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons’ —Acts 10:34

‘The name of the Lᴏʀᴅ is a strong tower:  the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.’ —Proverbs 18:10

‘Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: ‘And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. ‘And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: ‘But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. ‘And some fell among thor...

‘While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. ‘But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not:  believe only, and she shall be made whole.’ —Luke 8:49, 50

‘As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one‘ —Romans 3:10

‘Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!  And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.’ —John 19:27

‘Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. ‘And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.’ —Mark 5:19, 20

‘I went out full and the Lᴏʀᴅ hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?’ —Ruth 1:21

‘And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. ‘I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.’ —Luke 15:6, 7

‘When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business:  but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.’ —Deuteronomy 24:5

‘We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. ‘Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.’ —2 Corinthians 5:8-9

‘But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’ —Romans 5:8 ‘And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ —Acts 2:21

‘But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly’ —Matthew 6:6 ‘But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.’ —Philippians 4:19

‘Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.’ —1 Thessalonians 4:1 ‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’ —2 Corinthians 3:18

‘That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God’ —Colossians 1:10 ‘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

‘We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth’ —2 Thessalonians 1:3 ‘And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more’ —1 Thessalonians 4:10

‘We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth’ —2 Thessalonians 1:3

‘And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him’ —Hebrews 5:9 ‘And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.’ —John 10:28