Compass Point

‘Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?  Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. ‘Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.’ —John 1:48–49

‘And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.’ —1 Kings 19:5 ‘I called upon the Lᴏʀᴅ in distress: the Lᴏʀᴅ answered me, and set me in a large place. ‘The Lᴏʀᴅ is on my side; I will not fear:  what can man do unto me? ‘The Lᴏʀᴅ taketh my part with them that help me:  therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. ‘It is...

‘And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him:  for he was to pass that way.’ —Luke 19:4 ‘And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.’ —Luke 19:9

‘And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. ‘But God raised him from the dead’ —Acts 13:29, 30 ‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.’ —1 Peter 2:24

‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.’ —1 Peter 2:24

‘Thou shalt not steal.’ —Exodus 20:15 ‘Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.’ —2 Corinthians 8:21

A thought-provoking encounter between two of the passengers of R.M.S. Titanic.

‘As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: ‘Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.’ —Colossians 2:6, 7

‘Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.’ —Matthew 22:42

‘Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lᴏʀᴅ, and he answered them.’ —Psalm 99:6 ‘Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lᴏʀᴅ in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way’ —1 Samuel 12:23

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.’ —Psalm 29:11 ‘ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. ’ —Philippians 4:13

‘And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.’ —Luke 9:62

‘The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork’ —Psalm 19:1

‘He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. ‘Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.’ —Psalm 147:4, 5

‘And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ‘ … ‘And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’ —Mark 4:39–41

‘My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.’ —Psalm 5:3

‘But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.’ —Mark 12:7

‘When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.’ —John 19:30

‘Is any among you afflicted?  let him pray.  Is any merry?  let him sing psalms. ‘Is any sick among you?  let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: ‘And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. ‘Confess your faults one to another,...

‘… your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.’ —Matthew 6:32

‘And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.’ —Luke 2:46

‘And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.  And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. … ‘And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more:  and he went on his way rejoicing.’ —Acts 8:37–39

‘Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: ‘But they that wait upon the Lᴏʀᴅ shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.’ —Isaiah 40:30, 31

‘Remember, O Lᴏʀᴅ, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.’ —Psalm 25:6

‘And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ‘And it repented the Lᴏʀᴅ that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.’ —Genesis 6:5, 6