Growing Through Scripture

Comfort/Peace

Isaiah 26:3-4 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:"

Psalm 119:75-77 "I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight."

Psalm 119:50 "This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me."

Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."

2 Cor. 1:3-4 "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."

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

Courage/Strength

Psalm 28:7 "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him."

Psalm 31:24 "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord."

Joshua 1:9 "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest."

Isaiah 26:4 "Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:"

Isaiah 12:2 "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."

Direction

Psalm 143:8 "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 25:4 "Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths."

Psalm 37:23 "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."

Psalm 139:3 "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways."

Psalm 142:3 "When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path."

Heaven

Luke 12:34 "For where your treasure is there will your heart be also."

Luke 12:37 "Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching."

2 Cor. 5: 1-8 "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

Help/Hope/Healing

Psalm 30:10-12 "Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever."

Psalm 118:17 "I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord."

Psalm 33:22 "Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee."

Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."

Joy

Psalm 30:5b "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."

Psalm 16:11 "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."

1 Peter 4:12-13 "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy."

Psalm 35:9 "And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation."

Psalm 126:5 "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."

Prayer

Phil. 4:6-7 "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

I Thes. 5:16-18 "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

James 5:13 "Is any among you afflicted? let him pray."

James 5:14 "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:"

James 5:16 "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."

I Peter 3:12a "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers"

Purpose/Value

Psalm 90:12 & 17 "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."…"And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."

Psalms 1:3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither: and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

Psalm 119:67 & 68 - 74 "Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept my word. Thou art good and doest good: teach me thy statutes. … It is good for me that I have been afflicted: that I might learn thy statutes. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. …They that fear thee will be glad when they see me: because I have hoped in thy word."

Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose."

Psalm 37:18 "The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever."

James 1:2-3 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials. Knowing this that the testing of your faith worketh patience."

Psalm 40:3 "And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."

Psalm 73:28 "But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."

Jeremiah 29: 11-14 'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you', saith the LORD, 'thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you', saith the LORD:"

Col. 1:10-12 "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:"

Seeking God

Proverbs 8:17 "I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me."

Jeremiah 29:12-14a "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:"

Jeremiah 33:3 "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."

Trusting God

Psalm 56:3 "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."

Psalm 9:10 "And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."

Psalm 18:2 "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."

Psalm 34:8 "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."

Psalm 37:5 "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."

Psalm 57:1 "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast."

Psalm 62:8 "Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah."

Psalm 118:8 "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."

Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe."