Compass Point

‘And there came an angel of the Lord, 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 Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.’ —Judges 6:11-12

‘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 he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.’ —Luke 19:6

‘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 ‘ All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.’ —John 6:37

‘This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience—it looks for a way of being constructive.  It is not possessive:  it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. ‘Love has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage.  It is not touchy.  It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people.  On...

‘Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest:  go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:  and come, take up the cross, and follow me.’ —Mark 10:21

‘Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before’ —Philippians 3:13 ‘Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.’ —2 Corinthians 5:9

‘But one thing is needful:  and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.’ —Luke 10:42

‘One thing have I desired of the Lᴏʀᴅ, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lᴏʀᴅ, and to enquire in his temple.’ —Psalm 27:4

‘He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.’ —John 9:25 ‘ For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.’ —2 Timothy 1:12

‘Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus’ —Romans 3:24

‘Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel:  and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.’ —Amos 4:12

‘He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.‘ —Psalm 147:4

‘But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.’ —Genesis 50:20

‘And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.’ —Revelation 21:4

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ is my shepherd; I shall not want.’ —Psalm 23:1

‘Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ’ —Philippians 3:8

‘But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.‘ —John 20:31

‘Therefore submit … to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.’ —1 Peter 2:13, 14

‘I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men ‘For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty ‘For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour’ —1 Timothy 2:1-3