"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
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But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 NIV
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And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
1 John 4:16 NIV
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Galatians 2:20 NKJV
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Psalm 146:1
Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul.
It is Well with My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin- oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
But, Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
Horatio G. Spafford, 1873
Philip P. Bliss, 1876
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Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Luke 12:6-7 NIV
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.
Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV)
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Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:1-5 NKJV
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Psalm 139:23-24 NKJV
Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my anxieties:
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
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Hebrews 2:18 NIV
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"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NKJV
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The Bible can be studied as literature, history, theological doctrines,
and so on. All of these methods of study may contribute to the heart
life, or they may not. Certainly, if we read with the help of the Holy
Spirit and better understand the Bible, we would gain from it. But
there is no necessary connection between the literary study of the Bible
and a strong Bible influence in your life.
3. Read Persistently
Thirdly, you must read
persistently. Wrestle with your Bible as Jacob wrestled with the angel,
and say, "I will not let you go till you bless me."
The blessing
is there for you, as it has been there for others. Read often and
long, until you find it. And remember that one Bible passage made
thoroughly your own is better than a thousand that you have read hastily
and not appropriated.
4. Read in the Spirit of Prayer
Fourth,
you must read in the spirit of prayer. In answer to prayer, God sends
revelations of truth that will not come to you in any other way.
Confidently expect those revelations in answer to your earnest
petitions, and you will not be disappointed.
5. Obey
Finally,
you must obey what you read. When a truth for your life is flashed
upon your mind, flash it into a deed. Make haste to obey. Provide the
conditions in which the promises can be fulfilled. Test God's Word in
an obedient life.
It is useful to set yourself some Bible goal
for each day or series of days, just as Ben Franklin set himself goals
of moral excellence which, bit by bit, he would attain.
Today,
for example, your Bible reading points out patience as a needed virtue,
and your conscience adds its confirmation. Try today to carry out the
Bible injunction you have fallen upon, and tomorrow add other passages
to it, and so continue specializing on patience until you realize it.
Then go on to another virtue or grace.
It is also occasionally
useful to give yourself a sort of general Bible examination. Ask
yourself, "How do I stand with the Book?" To answer that question is
more important than for any business person to balance his account
books. Take one of the great testing passages, such as the twelfth
chapter of Romans, and hold your life up against it, point by point. Be
faithful, as the Book is faithful, and day by day you will make
progress in the Christian life.
An Introduction to Bible Study by Amos R. Wells, 1909
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 NIV
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