Compass Point

‘Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.'—James 5:16

‘Pray without ceasing.'—1 Thessalonians 5:17

‘He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:  I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.'—Psalm 91:15‘When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.'—Isaiah 43:2

‘When they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.‘And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.'—Acts 28:23 & 24

‘It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.'—Matthew 10:20‘Let not your heart be troubled:  ye believe in God, believe also in me.'—John 14:1

‘I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;‘…‘ will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.'—John 14:16 & 18

‘Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:  and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.'—Acts 1:8‘Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.'—Luke 4:14‘Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.'—Romans 15:19

‘The Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.'—John 14:26‘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

‘When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:  and he will shew you things to come.'—John 16:13

‘When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me'—John 15:26

‘Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.'—1 Corinthians 13:13

‘the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lᴏʀᴅ exceedingly.'—Genesis 13:13‘This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.'—1 Timothy 1:15

‘Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.‘And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.'—John 5:39 & 40

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

‘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

‘Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.‘And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.'—John 5:39 & 40

‘Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ'—Romans 5:1‘let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful'—Colossians 3:15

‘How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!  how great is the sum of them!‘If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:  when I awake, I am still with thee.'—Psalm 139:17 & 18

‘I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:  marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.'—Psalm 139:14

‘Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself:  yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.'—3 John 12

‘I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.'—3 John 9

‘Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers'—3 John 5

‘I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.'—3 John 4

‘The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.'—3 John 1

‘The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:  for the Father seeketh such to worship him.'—John 4:23

‘The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:  for the Father seeketh such to worship him.'—John 4:23

‘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‘Lo, I am with you always'—Matthew 28:20

‘When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick:  I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.'—Mark 2:17

‘Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ'—Romans 5:1

‘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‘When they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.'—Luke 23:33

‘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 bond'—Colossians 4:3

‘It came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven'—Nehemiah 1:4

‘In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.‘…‘And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.'—Isaiah 6:1 & 3‘As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men'—Isaiah 52:14

‘When they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.‘But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.‘And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.'—Luke 2:43–45

‘Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.'—Romans 7:20

‘He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:  also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.'—Ecclesiastes 3:11

‘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‘For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.'—Philippians 2:13

‘Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.'—2 Kings 7:9

‘Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.'—Daniel 6:10

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

‘Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,‘ And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.'—2 Peter 3:3 & 4‘If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.'—John 14:3

‘This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.'—John 2:11

‘He said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran'—Acts 7:2

‘In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:  in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise'—Ephesians 1:13

‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:‘And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.'—John 10:27 & 28‘This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.'—1 Timothy 1:15

‘Order my steps in thy word:  and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.'—Psalm 119:133

‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness:  by whose stripes ye were healed.'—1 Peter 2:24‘And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'—Mark 15:34

‘For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.'—Hebrews 10:37‘And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.'—John 14:3

‘Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another:  and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.'—Hebrews 10:25

‘I must needs go home by the way of the cross,There's no other way but this;I shall ne'er get sight of the gates of light,If the way of the cross I miss.The way of the cross leads home, (leads home,)The way of the cross leads home; (leads home;)It is sweet to know as I onward go,The way of cross leads home.‘I must needs go on in the blood sprinkled way,The path that the Savior trod,If I ever climb to the heights sublime,Where the soul is at home with God.‘Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,To walk in it nevermore;For the Lord says, "Come," and I seek my homeWhere He waits at the open door.'—Jessie Brown Pounds (1861-1921)

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ 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‘I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lᴏʀᴅ in the land of the living.‘Wait on the Lord:  be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:  wait, I say, on the Lᴏʀᴅ.'—Psalm 27:13, 14