WHERE TO TURN IN YOUR BIBLE WHEN YOU ARE . . .
(From Classic Soul Winners New Testament,
Anchor Bible Concepts - Nashville, TN)
Distraught
- Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24
- 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
- Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1
- Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrews 10:35,36
- Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. Isaiah 51:11
- Be careful for nothing; but in every thing 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 hears and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:6-8
- And let us not be wary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9
- We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; II Corinthians 4:8,9
- Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations; That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye se him mot, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. I Peter 1:6-9
- 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
- Peace, I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
- The Lord, is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host shall encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore will I offer in his tabernacles sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice; have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger, thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation, When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Teach me thy way, O lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty; I have fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine hear; wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:1-14
Without companionship
- When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Psalm 27:10
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1
- Let your conversation be, without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5
- Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10
- Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:20
- Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:7
- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angles, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us form the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39
- For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. Isaiah 54:10
- For the Lord thy God is a merciful God; he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee , nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Deuteronomy 4:31
- Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1
Be strong and of 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 - He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
- For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake; because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. I Samuel 12:22
- I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you, John 14:18
- The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and he shall thrust out the enemy form before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Deuteronomy 33:27
Resisting authority
- Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:5-8
- Submitting yourselves one to another in fear of God. . Ephesians 5:21
- Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you. Hebrews 13:17
- And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is a iniquity and idolatry, Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee form being king. I Samuel 15:22,23
- Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; I Peter 2:13-15
- Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance; I Peter 1:13,14
- Though he were a Son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; Hebrews 5:8
- A wise man feareth, and departeth form evil; But the fool rageth, and is confident. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated. Proverbs 14:16,17
- Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder, Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; I Peter 5:5,6
- If you be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 1:19,20
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
- Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but yield yourselves unto god, as those that are alive form the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Romans 6:12,13
- For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light; Ephesians 5:8
- This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Ephesians 4:17,18
- There shall no evil happen to the just; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. Proverbs 12:21
Facing temptation
- The lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations. II Pete 2:9a
- The word have I hid in mine hear, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11
- Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it. I Corinthians 10:12,13
- He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13
- Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 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 4:14-16
- Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. I Peter 5:8,9
- Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations; That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory and the appearing of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:6,7
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
- My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:2,3,12
- Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:10,11,16
- Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty. Jude 24,25a
- For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. Hebrews 2:18
- For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14
- Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. I John 4:4
- Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James 1:13,14
- If we confess our sins, he is faithful, and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us form all unrighteousness. I John 1:9
Seeking peace of mind
- Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119:165
- Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
- But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
- For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans 8:6
- Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do thy reap. Nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you. O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Or, What shall we drink? Or, Wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:25-34
- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 91:1,2
- Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:7
- And 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
- When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Proverbs 3:24
- 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. Philippians 4:6,7
- For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if hey shall enter into my rest; although the works were finished from the foundation of the world, There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Hebrews 4:3,9
- Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3
- I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8
- Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1