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21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because
of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They
are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I
say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” 25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the
one who seeks him; 26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the
LORD. Lamentations 3:21-26 (NIV)
“Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. 17 The
LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:16-17 (NIV)
he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:16-17 (NIV)
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I
fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 27:1 (NIV)
3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the
LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me,
and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all
your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing
can make them stumble. 166 I wait for your salvation, O LORD, and I follow your
commands. Psalms 119:165-166 (NIV)
16 “For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son
into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 (NIV)
27 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,
and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall
never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ; no
one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
John 10:27-30 (NIV)
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good
of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall
trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As
it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as
sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No,
in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For
I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither
the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39 (NIV)
1 “Do not let your hearts be
troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I
would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and
take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John
14:1-3 (NIV)
27 “Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your
hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27 (NIV)
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“Pour out your anxieties to your Father in Heaven. Do not churn fruitlessly inside your
own heart with worries about school closings, travel plans, economic downturns,
or the potentially infected surfaces you’ve touched! When you are afraid, turn
to him. Cast your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. In fact, let
handwashing or rubbing on hand sanitizer become a moment in which you
consciously entrust yourself and the future of everyone you care about into his
hands.” Alistair Begg
“Mercy there was great, and grace was free – Pardon there was multiplied
to me, There the burdened soul found liberty, At Calvary.”
William R. Newell
“The confidence that a sovereign God governs
for your good all the pain and all the pleasure that you will ever experience
is an incomparable refuge and security and hope and power in your life.” John Piper
“God
will never fail the eyes of them that look up to Him. His people will never be ashamed to put their
hope in Him. His Name is a strong and
mighty tower. Cast your care upon Him
and He will sustain you. He will never
let the righteous fall.” BHY
“If I allow my concern about the future to
cripple me in the present, I am guilty of worry.” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“Because no news stories can steal the
story of the joy found in the Good News — and if you let anything steal your
joy, you let it steal your strength, and if there were
ever days to fight for joy, these are the days.” Ann Voskamp
“Take courage, you who prayerfully
work for Christ with only scant success—it will not always be this way; better
times are ahead. Your eyes cannot see the wonderful future: borrow the
telescope of faith; wipe the misty breath of your doubts from the viewfinder;
look through it and behold the coming glory.” C. H. Spurgeon
revised by Alistair Begg
“God knows we need to be reminded of our dependence on him over and over
again for as long as we live. Few reminders are more vivid or visceral than
waiting by flooding rivers. Or spending nights in a lion’s den. Or watching for
heart stopping moments to see if Xerxes would extend his scepter. Or waiting in
the Garden of Gethsemane while your rabbi pours out his soul and sweat in
anguished prayer, knowing there are dangerous men who want to arrest him and
you. God knows that these reminders of our dependence are frightening and place
profound strain on us (even when things turn out well in the end). That’s why
he shows us that we can trust him and wait on him. He has been his people’s
helper over and over and over again across the millennia—and he will help us
now no matter what may come.” Alistair Begg
“When peace like a river, Attendeth
my way, When sorrows, Like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught
me to say, ‘It is well, it is well, with my soul.’ O, Lord haste the day When my 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
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SAVOR
- · Let the
peace of God rule in your hearts and minds, and be filled with thanksgiving.
- · We do not faint in the day of
adversity, because our strength is not small. The LORD is our strength and our refuge!
- · “Be patient, hold steady through the days
that lie ahead, and know that the trials and sufferings are working toward a
consuming glory.” Frances J. Roberts
