Compass Point

‘My help cometh from the Lᴏʀᴅ, which made heaven and earth.’ —Psalm 121:2

‘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 am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep ‘… ‘I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.’ —John 10:11, 14 ‘The Lᴏʀᴅ is my shepherd; I shall not want.’ —Psalm 23:1

‘And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city:  if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lᴏʀᴅ, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: ‘But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.’ —2 Samuel 15:25, 26

‘Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust:  cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. ‘… ‘Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God:  thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.’ —Psalm 143:8, 10

‘The counsel of the Lᴏʀᴅ standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.’ —Psalm 33:11 ‘As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.’ —Psalm 18:30

‘Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:  nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.’ —Luke 22:42 ‘Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.’ —Hebrews 10:7

‘And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing:  and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:  and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?’ —Daniel 4:35 ‘And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son...

‘John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.’ —John 1:15

‘Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?  thou hast the words of eternal life.’ —John 6:68 ‘For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ —Romans 6:23

‘I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ —Acts 20:35

‘My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. ‘Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.’ —Proverbs 23:15, 16

‘The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.’ —John 11:31

‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue:  and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.’ —Proverbs 18:21 ‘Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.’ —Proverbs 16:24

‘He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. ‘Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:  and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.’ —Proverbs 17:27, 28

‘In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:  but he that refraineth his lips is wise.’ —Proverbs 10:19 ‘Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.’ —Proverbs 21:23

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.’ —Luke 7:48

‘The Lord gave the word:  great was the company of those that published it.’ —Psalm 68:11

‘A soft answer turneth away wrath:  but grievous words stir up anger.’ —Proverbs 15:1

‘THINK: T – is it true? H – is it helpful? I – is it inspiring? N – is it necessary? K – is it kind?’ —Alan Redpath

‘The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.’ —Proverbs 11:13

‘He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.’ —Proverbs 17:9 ‘The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.’ —Proverbs 18:8

‘And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:  this is my body, which is broken for you:  this do in remembrance of me.’ —1 Corinthians 11:24 ‘Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.’ —Deuteronomy 6:12

‘Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt:  but I wholly followed the Lᴏʀᴅ my God.’ —Joshua 14:8

‘There is no panic in Heaven!  God has no problems, only plans.’ —Corrie ten Boom ‘Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.’ —Corrie ten Boom