Compass Point

‘Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.  Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?’ —2 Corinthians 13:5

‘And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers:  and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lᴏʀᴅ, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.’ —Judges 2:10 ‘Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.  Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?’ —2 Corinthians 13:5

‘Oh sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things:  his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.’ —Psalm 98:1 ‘Thy right hand, O Lᴏʀᴅ, is become glorious in power:  thy right hand, O Lᴏʀᴅ, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. ‘… ‘Who is like unto thee, O Lᴏʀᴅ, among the gods?  who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?’ —Exodus 15:6...

‘I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.’ —Isaiah 43:25 ‘Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.’ —Acts 3:19

‘I, even I, am the Lᴏʀᴅ; and beside me there is no saviour.’ —Isaiah 43:11 ‘Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.’ —Acts 4:12

‘When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:  when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.’ —Isaiah 43:2

‘Hear me, O Lᴏʀᴅ; for thy lovingkindness is good:  turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies’ —Psalm 69:16 ‘How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!  therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.’ —Psalm 36:7

‘I will remember the works of the Lᴏʀᴅ:  surely I will remember thy wonders of old.’ —Psalm 77:11

‘By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ‘We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. ‘… ‘ How shall we sing the Lᴏʀᴅ’s song in a strange land?’ —Psalm 137:1–4

‘And there came an angel of the Lᴏʀᴅ, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite:  and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. ‘And the angel of the Lᴏʀᴅ appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.’ —Judges 6:11, 12

‘The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree:  he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ‘Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. ‘They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing’ —Psalm 92:12–14

‘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