Compass Point

‘Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.'—Ephesians 6:16

‘He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good:  and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.'—Proverbs 16:20

‘Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.'—Acts 4:12

‘Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again.  Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.‘And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ.'—

‘For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.'—2 Corinthians 4:16

‘It came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.'—Genesis 39:10

‘For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.'—1 Chronicles 12:22‘For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.'—Hebrews 3:3

‘And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness:  and the Levites and the priests praised the Lᴏʀᴅ day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lᴏʀᴅ.'—2 Chronicles 30:21‘Rejoice in the Lord always:  and again I say, Rejoice.'—Philippians 4:4

‘Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God.  And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.'—Nehemiah 8:18

‘Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.‘The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even'—Exodus 29:38 & 39

‘The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.'—John 12:21

‘Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.'—Psalm 38:9

‘He answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition'—Matthew 15:3‘In vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men'—Matthew 15:9

‘Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:‘With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lᴏʀᴅ our God to help us, and to fight our battles.  And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.'—2 Chronicles 32:7 & 8

‘She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.'—Proverbs 31:26‘And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.'—Ephesians 4:32

‘He is not here, but is risen:  remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee'—Luke 24:6

‘Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.'—Genesis 39:1‘And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.'—Romans 8:28

‘Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.'—Proverbs 27:20‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.'—Acts 16:31

‘Trust in the Lᴏʀᴅ with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.'—Proverbs 3:5

‘For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life'—Proverbs 6:23‘Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.'—Proverbs 9:6

‘Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.'—Proverbs 7:25

‘Honour the Lᴏʀᴅ with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase'—Proverbs 3:9‘There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.‘The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.'—Proverbs 11:24 & 25

‘For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lᴏʀᴅ.'—Proverbs 8:35

‘Let not thine heart envy sinners:  but be thou in the fear of the Lᴏʀᴅ all the day long.'—Proverbs 23:17

‘Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me:  thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.'—Psalm 138:7‘In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.‘Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.‘…‘But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified'—Daniel 5:5, 6, & 23

‘I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth:  for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.'—Psalm 138:2

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ will perfect that which concerneth me:  thy mercy, O Lᴏʀᴅ, endureth for ever:  forsake not the works of thine own hands.'—Psalm 138:8‘Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'—Philippians 1:6

‘Though the Lᴏʀᴅbe high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.'—Psalm 138:6‘For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.'—Isaiah 57:15‘Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus'—Philippians 2:5

‘In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.'—Psalm 138:3‘My flesh and my heart faileth:  but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.'—Psalm 73:26

‘I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.'—Psalm 138:2‘For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.'—2 Corinthians 8:9

‘I will praise thee with my whole heart:  before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.'—Psalm 138:1‘Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:  all nations shall serve him.'—Psalm 72:11

‘And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.'—Acts 10:28

‘And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.‘…‘And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.‘…‘And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.'—Luke 24:15, 27, & 36

‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'—John 15:13

‘For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.'—Philippians 1:21

‘Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.'—Proverbs 4:23‘But the Lᴏʀᴅ said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him:  for the Lᴏʀᴅ seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lᴏʀᴅ looketh on the heart.'—1 Samuel 16:7

‘Therefore I will look unto the Lᴏʀᴅ; I will wait for the God of my salvation:  my God will hear me.‘Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy:  when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lᴏʀᴅ shall be a light unto me.'—

‘Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.‘When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!‘Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.‘…‘When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.'—John 19:25–27 & 30

‘For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.'—Romans 5:19

‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.'—John 6:47‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ'—Romans 5:1

‘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‘And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.'—1 John 5:15‘And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.'—1 John 5:19

‘Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.‘…‘As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.'—Galatians 6:2, 10

‘But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.'—Philippians 4:10

‘I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.'—Romans 1:14

‘I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints)'—1 Corinthians 16:15

‘The Heavenly Vision', also known as ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus' (the first line of its chorus), is a hymn written by Helen Howarth Lemmel.

‘Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies'—Psalm 103:4‘But he knoweth the way that I take:  when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.'—Job 23:10

‘Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do:  for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.‘For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth:  and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.‘For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.‘For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:‘That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.  He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.'—John 5:19-23‘Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.'—John 8:58

‘For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:  all things were created by him, and for him'—Colossians 1:16‘Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.‘No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.  I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.  This commandment have I received of my Father.'—John 10:17, 18

‘For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.'—Colossians 2:9‘I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.'—Revelation 22:13‘And he said unto me, It is done.  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.  I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.'—Revelation 21:6

‘Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death:  tarry ye here, and watch with me.'—Matthew 26:38‘And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:  and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.'—Luke 23:46