Compass Point

‘And he is the head of the body, the church:  who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.’ —Colossians 1:18 ‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ‘ —Romans 5:1

‘   Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; ‘But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot’ —1 Peter 1:18, 19

‘For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.’ —Isaiah 41:13 ‘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

‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.’ —Psalm 119:11

‘I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.’ —Psalm 143:5 ‘My meditation of him shall be sweet:  I will be glad in the Lord.’ —Psalm 104:34 ‘My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned:  then spake I with my tongue’ —Psalm 39:3

‘Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound.  But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound’ —Romans 5:20

‘See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:15

‘The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.’ —Acts 5:30 ‘And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree’ —Acts 10:39

‘In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.’ —Psalm 120:1 ‘I am for peace:  but when I speak, they are for war.’ —Psalm 120:7 ‘Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.’ —1 Peter 5:7

‘So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.’ —Nehemiah 4:6

‘Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips:  for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.’ —Isaiah 6:5 ‘O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.’ —Matthew 12:34

‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him?  and the son of man, that thou visitest him?’ —Psalm 8:4

‘And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.’ —Exodus 2:9

Praying those affected by war in Ukraine.

‘He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.’ —1 John 2:6

‘But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:  the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.’ —Isaiah 53:5

‘Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. ‘… ‘My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. ‘… ‘My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long:  for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.’ —Psalm 71:8, 15, & 24

‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ —Genesis 1:1 ‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them’ —Ecclesiastes 12:1 ‘For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.’ —Mark 13:19

‘And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.’ —1 John 2:17 ‘Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.’ —Matthew 24:35

‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’ —Psalm 119:105

‘If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth’ —1 John 1:6

‘But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.’ —1 John 1:7 ‘While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.  These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.’ —John 12:36 ‘I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth...

‘If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth’ —1 John 1:6

‘This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.’ —1 John 1:5 ‘Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.’ —James 1:17

‘This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.’ —1 John 1:5 ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’ — Psalm 27:1