Compass Point

‘ And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. ‘Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow:  and much people of the city was with her. ‘And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep no...

‘But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee –Job 12:7

‘Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. ‘Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you:  for him hath God the Father sealed. ‘Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we mig...

‘When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? ‘And this he said to prove him:  for he himself knew what he would do. ‘Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. ‘One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, sa...

‘And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done.  And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. ‘And the people, when they knew it, followed him:  and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. ‘And when the day began to wear away, then came the...

‘And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. ‘And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd:  and he began to teach them many things. ‘And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and sa...

‘When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart:  and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. ‘And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. ‘And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; s...

‘Sing unto the Lᴏʀᴅ, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.’ —Psalm 30:4 ‘Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord’ —Ephesians 5:19

‘But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night’ —Job 35:10

‘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

‘Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.  Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.’ —James 4:8

‘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 without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’ —Hebrews 11:6 ‘Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.’ —Psalm 5:2

‘Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lᴏʀᴅ:  though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.’ —Proverbs 16:5 ‘But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. —James 4:6

‘He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.’ —Matthew 28:6 ‘Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. —Romans 4:25

‘For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world:  but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.’ —Hebrews 9:26 ‘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

‘He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.’ —Micah 7:19

‘Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?’ —1 Corinthians 15:12

‘And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures’ —1 Corinthians 15:4 ‘From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.’ —Matthew 16:21 ‘No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.&n...

‘For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.’ —2 Corinthians 5:21 ‘Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us:  for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree’ —Galatians 5:21

‘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 ‘For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit’ —1 Peter 3:18

‘… repent ye, and believe the gospel.’ —Mark 1:15

‘And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. ‘But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee:  then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’ —Luke 12:19, 20

‘Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.’ —2 Corinthians 1:22 ‘But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.’ —Romans 8:9

‘And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment’ —John 16:8 ‘The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:  so is every one that is born of the Spirit.’ —John 3:8