Compass Point

‘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

‘Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; ‘And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men’ —Colossians 3:22, 23

‘With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.  They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.’ —Colossians 4:9

‘If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; ‘I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it:  albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.’ —Philemon 18, 19

‘Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.’ —Philemon 9

‘I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: ‘Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me’ —Philemon 10, 11

‘And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house’ —Philemon 2

‘ I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers’ —Philemon 4

‘Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? ‘Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’ —John 14:5, 6

‘Abstain from all appearance of evil.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:22

‘Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:21

‘In every thing give thanks:  for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:18

‘Pray without ceasing.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:17

‘Rejoice evermore.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:16

‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.’ —Jeremiah 29:13 ‘And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.’ —John 6:37