Compass Point

‘And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.‘His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:‘And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.‘And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye:  for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.‘He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where the Lord lay.‘And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him:  lo, I have told you.'—Matthew 28:2–7‘Seek ye the Lᴏʀᴅ while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near'—Isaiah 55:6

‘And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,‘And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!‘And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.'—Mark 15:17–19‘As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance'—1 Peter 1:14

‘Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.'—Matthew 4:11‘And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.'—Luke 22:43

‘And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.‘For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.‘And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.‘And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.‘And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.‘And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.'—Luke 2:10-16

‘And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.'—Hebrews 1:6‘And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;‘Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.'—Revelation 5:11-12

‘Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.'—Luke 15:10

‘Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.'—John 11:16

‘Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.'—Mark 9:41

‘When they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.‘And the Lᴏʀᴅ's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,'—Numbers 32:9 & 10

‘God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,‘Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds'—Hebrews 1:1 & 2

‘O Lᴏʀᴅ, I know that the way of man is not in himself:  it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.'—Jeremiah 10:23

‘Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?'—Genesis 41:38‘The king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:  therefore stood they before the king.'—Daniel 1:19

‘Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name:  ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.'—John 16:24

‘Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.'—1 Chronicles 23:13

‘Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:  he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.‘…‘I am that bread of life.‘…‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven:  if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever:  and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.'—John 6:35, 48, & 51

‘ stretch forth my hands unto thee:  my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.  Selah.'—Psalm 143:6

‘Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.'—Deuteronomy 31:6

‘Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.'—Hebrews 4:16

‘Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.'—Genesis 6:9‘By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him:  for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.'—Hebrews 11:5

‘Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds'—Colossians 3:9

‘What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?'—Job 7:17

‘Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;‘Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer'—Romans 12:11 & 12

‘Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.'—John 14:6

‘I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.'—Romans 1:16

‘God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.'—Romans 5:8

‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'—Matthew 11:28

‘This they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.'—2 Corinthians 8:5

‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness'—2 Timothy 3:16

‘These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.'—Deuteronomy 1:1‘And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lᴏʀᴅ knew face to face'—Deuteronomy 34:10‘My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.‘With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lᴏʀᴅ shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'—Numbers 12:7 & 8

‘Do all things without murmurings and disputings'—Philippians 2:14

‘But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;‘Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.'—1 Peter 1:15 & 16‘For I am the Lᴏʀᴅ your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy:  neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'—Leviticus 11:44

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.'—Exodus 15:2‘The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.'—John 1:29

‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.'—Genesis 1:1

‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness'—2 Timothy 3:16

‘Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord Gᴏᴅ:  and not that he should return from his ways, and live?'—Ezekiel 18:23‘The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.'—2 Peter 3:9

‘Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lᴏʀᴅ your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you:  and my people shall never be ashamed.'—Joel 2:26

‘He said, O my Lᴏʀᴅ, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.'—Exodus 4:13

‘She spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.‘And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?'—Luke 1:42 & 43

‘Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.  And they marvelled at him.'—Mark 12:17

‘Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;‘Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds'—Colossians 4:2 & 3

‘The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.'—John 1:14

‘They continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.‘…‘And all that believed were together, and had all things common'—Acts 2:42–44

‘Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar:  now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.'—Daniel 5:12

‘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.'—Psalm 143:8

‘Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.‘But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.'—Numbers 13:30 & 31‘He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God'—Romans 4:20

‘He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.  Amen.  Even so, come, Lord Jesus.'—Revelation 22:20

‘now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.'—

‘I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ.'—Psalm 122:1‘He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.‘And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.‘And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.‘And he laid his hands on her:  and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.‘And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work:  in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.‘The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?‘And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?‘And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by hi'—Luke 13:10–17

‘As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons.  I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.'—Song of Solomon 2:3

‘Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;‘…‘For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;‘And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.'—1 Thessalonians 1:3, 9, &10

‘Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.'—Hebrews 13:8