„Look at the fig tree and all the trees,” he said. “When you see leaves appear on the branches, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that God’s kingdom is near.“ Luke 21,29-31 (NIRV)

The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst. Luke 17,20-21 (NIV)

Here is what God’s kingdom is like. A farmer scatters seed on the ground. All by itself the soil produces grain. First the stalk comes up. Then the head appears. Finally, the full grain appears in the head. Mark 4,26+28 (NIRV)

The fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful and gentle and having control of oneself. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful nature to his cross. They don’t want what their sinful nature loves and longs for. Since we live by the Spirit, let us march in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5,22-25 (NIRV)

There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death. To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace. And so people become enemies of God when they are controlled by their human nature; for they do not obey God’s law, and in fact they cannot obey it. Those who obey their human nature cannot please God. But you do not live as your human nature tells you to; instead, you live as the Spirit tells you to—if, in fact, God’s Spirit lives in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. Romans 8,1-2+6-9 (GNB)

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life2? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you Luke 12,22-28 (NIRV)

My dear child,

I know you intimately, even if you don’t yet know Me. Psalm 139,1

I know exactly when you get up and when you go to bed. I know all your ways. Psalm 139,3

I created you in My own image. Genesis 1,27

You are My child. Acts 17,28

You are not the result of a mishap. I have recorded each day of your life in My book. Psalm 139, 15-16

I appointed the time and place of your birth and considered where you should live. Acts 17,26

I have plans for your life, filled with hope and a future. Jeremiah 29,11

My tender thoughts of you are as numerous as the grains of sand at the seashore. Psalm 139,17-18

I take such pleasure in you that I can’t help rejoicing! Zephaniah 3,17

When your heart has broken, I am close by your side. Psalm 34,18

Just as a shepherd carries a lamb, so I carry you close to My heart. Isaiah 40,11

One day, I will wipe away every tear from your eyes and will remove all pain from your life. Revelation 21,3-4

I gave up everything for you to gain your love. Romans 8,31-32

Now I ask you, Do you want to be My child? John 1,12-13

I am waiting for you. Luke 15,11-32

With love,
Your Father – Almighty God

You have searched me, Lord, and you know everything about me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Whether I am walking or lying down; you are familiar with all the ways of my life. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, I am completely held by your hand. That you know me in such a comprehensive way – this I cannot understand, it is too lofty for me to attain, it is an incomprehensive mystery!

Where can I go to escape from you? Where can I flee so you cannot see me? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I lay down with the dead, you are there. If I run to the place where the sun rises or if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your strong hand will hold me fast.

If I wish, “Complete darkness shall hide me and the light become night around me!” it doesn’t help. Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as the bright light oft he day to you. For you created my body and my soul; you built me in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am amazingly and wonderfully made. If I behold myself I can see: all your works are wonderful. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was artfully woven together in the darkness of my mother’s womb. You already could see how I would be like when I was still unformed; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How precious and mysterious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! They outnumber the grains of sand at the seashore. All night long I think about you but I find no end. Search me, God, and know my heart; test my thoughts and feelings what are they like! See if I am in danger of becoming disloyal against you and if so lead me back to the way that leads to eternal life.
Psalm 139

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Psalms 42,1-2 (ESV)

Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not… For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams. Isaiah 44,2-4 (ESV)

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Psalms 1,1-3 (NIV)

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11,28 (NIV)

…whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. John 4,14 (ESV)

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17,3 (ESV)

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4,12 (NIV)

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Romans 1,20 (ESV)

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalms 100,2-5 (NIV)

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7,7-8 (ESV)

When you pray, go into your room. Close the door and pray to your Father, who can’t be seen. He will reward you. Your Father sees what is done secretly. “When you pray, do not keep talking on and on the way ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need even before you ask him. “This is how you should pray. “ ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. May your kingdom come. May what you want to happen be done on earth as it is done in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, just as we also have forgiven those who sin against us. Keep us from falling into sin when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.’ “Forgive people when they sin against you. If you do, your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive people their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6,6-15 (NIR)

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5,14 (NIV)

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11,24 (NIV)

Again, here is what I tell you. Suppose two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for. My Father in heaven will do it for you. Where two or three people meet together in my name, I am there with them. Matthew 18,19-20 (NIR)

For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. Psalm 33,4 (NIV)

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: And it was so. God made the wild animals the livestock and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. Genesis 1,1 – 2,4 (NIV)

For God so loved the world,9 that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3,16 (ESV)

Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us. Philippians 2,6-7 (Contemporary English Version 1995)

In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. Though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1,4+10-12 (NIV)

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2,5 (NIV)

Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do that. Instead, I have come to give full meaning to what is written. Matthew 5,17 (NIRV)

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8,12 (NIV)

I have come into this world to give sight to those who are blind; and to those who suppose they can see I will show that they are blind. John 9,39

I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever go hungry. And no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty. John 6,35 (NIRV)

I am the way and the truth and the life. John 14,6 (NIV)

I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even if he dies. John 11,25 (NIRV)

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If any of you hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with you. And you will eat with me. Revelation 3,20 (NIRV)

Believe in God; believe also in me. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. John 14,1+3 (ESV)

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8,1+3-9

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are… we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3,1-2 (ESV)

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God… the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. Romans 8,14-17 (NIV)

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1,12 (NIV)

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. John 10,27-29 (NIV)

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Psalm 139,16-18 (NIV)

God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4,16 (ESV)

The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Psalm 14,2-3 (NIV)

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3,23 (NIV)

All of us have become like someone who is “unclean.” All of the good things we do are like polluted rags to you. All of us are like leaves that have dried up. Our sins sweep us away like the wind. No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us waste away because we have sinned so much. Isaiah 64,6-7 (NIRV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6,23 (NIV)

As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Ezekiel 33,11 (NIV)

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1,8-9 (NIV)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5,8 (NIV)

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. John 3,16 (NIV)

Do not love the world or anything in it. If you love the world, love for the Father is not in you. Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful natures want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They brag about what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. It doesn’t come from the Father. The world and its evil longings are passing away. But those who do what God wants them to do live forever. 1 John 2,15-17 (NIRV)

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3,36 (ASV 2015)

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55,6-11 (NIV)

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51,1-7 (ASV 2015)

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.“ Isaiah 1,18 (NIV)

Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. Micah 7,18-19 (NIV)

I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations. Isaiah 61,10-11 (NIV)

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3,17 (NIV)

The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. Revelation 3,5 (NIV)

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds. James 4,8 (NIRV)

A grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat. If you love your life, you will lose it. If you give it up in this world, you will be given eternal life. John 12,24-25 (CEV 1995)

I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even if he dies. And those who live and believe in me will never die. John 11,25-26 (NIRV)

No one can see God’s kingdom without being born again. No one can enter God’s kingdom without being born through water and the Holy Spirit. People give birth to people. But the Spirit gives birth to spirit. John 3,3+5+6 (NIRV)

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1,23 (NIV)

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5,17 (NIV)

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Ezekiel 36,26-27 (NIV)

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a hope that is alive. It is alive because Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days. 1 Peter 1,3+5 (NIRV)

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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 8,38-39 (NIV)

Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25,4-5 (NIV)

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139,23-24 (ASV 2015)

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16,11 (NIV)

Blessed is the one who obeys the law of the Lord. He doesn’t follow the advice of evil people. He doesn’t make a habit of doing what sinners do. He doesn’t join those who make fun of the Lord and his law. Instead, he takes delight in the law of the Lord. He thinks about his law day and night. He is like a tree that is planted near a stream of water. It always bears its fruit at the right time. Its leaves don’t dry up. Everything godly people do turns out well. Psalm 1,1-3 (NIRV)

There is a way that may seem right to a man. But in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14,12 (NIRV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3,5-6 (NKJV)

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,2 and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6,8 (ESV)

Treat others as you want them to treat you. This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about. Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Matthew 7,12-14 (CEV 1995)

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14,6 (NIV)

I made the earth. I formed it. And I set it in place. The Lord is my name. Call out to me. I will answer you. I will tell you great things you do not know. You will not be able to understand them. Jeremiah 33,2-3 (NIRV)

The words of the LORD are true, and all his works are dependable. The LORD loves what is righteous and just; his constant love fills the earth. The LORD created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word. He gathered all the seas into one place; he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms. Worship the LORD, all the earth! Honor him, all peoples of the world! When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared. Psalm 33,4-9 (GNB)

„I wanted you to know me and believe in me. I wanted you to understand that I am the one and only God. Before me, there was no other god at all. And there will not be any god after me. I am the one and only Lord. I am the only one who can save you. I have made known what would happen. I told you about it. And I saved you. I did it. It was not some other god you worship. You are my witnesses that I am God,” announces the Lord. “And that is not all! I have always been God, and I always will be. No one can save people from my powerful hand. When I do something, who can undo it?“ Isaiah 43,10-13 (NIRV)

Lord, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104,24 (NIRV)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart. Psalm 36,5-10 (NIV)

Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water. Revelation 14,7 (NIV)

Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12,13-14 (NIV)

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,2 and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6,8 (ESV)

But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, … he who formed you, … : “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; … Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; Isaiah 43,1-5 (NIV)

I’ve commanded you to be strong and brave. Don’t ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the LORD your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go. Joshua 1,9 (CEV 1995)

Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Don’t tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories. Isaiah 41,10 (CEV 1995)

Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Psalm 40,4 (KJ2000)

I’m sure it was for my benefit that I suffered such great pain. You love me. You kept me from going down into the pit of death. You have put all of my sins behind your back. Isaiah 38,17 (NIRV)

Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev [Desert]. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Psalm 126,4-5 (NIV)

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty. Jeremiah 15,16 (NIV)

I will find my rest in God alone. He is the One who gives me hope. He alone is my rock. He is the One who saves me. He is like a fort to me. I will always be secure. I depend on God to save me and to honor me. He is my mighty rock. He is my place of safety. Trust in him at all times, you people. Tell him all of your troubles. God is our place of safety. Psalm 62,5-8 (NIRV)

The words of the LORD are true, and all his works are dependable. Psalm 33,4 (GNB)

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15,13 (NIV)

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over [you] will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you … The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121 (NIV)

The person who rests in the shadow of the Most High God will be kept safe by the Mighty One. I will say about the Lord, “He is my place of safety. He is like a fort to me. He is my God. I trust in him.“ … A thousand may fall dead at your side. Ten thousand may fall near your right hand. But no harm will come to you. You will see with your own eyes how God punishes sinful people. The Lord is the one who keeps you safe. So let the Most High God be like a home to you. Then no harm will come to you. No terrible plague will come near your tent. The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you. They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won’t trip over a stone. Psalm 91, 1-2+7-12 (NIRV)

The angel of the Lord stands guard around those who have respect for him. And he saves them. Psalm 34,8 (NIRV)

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid. You are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff comfort me. You prepare a feast for me right in front of my enemies. You pour oil on my head. My cup runs over. I am sure that your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. And I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23,4-6 (NIRV)

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 8,23 (NIV)

You are tempted in the same way all other human beings are. God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10,13 (NIRV)

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” Hebrews 10,35-38 (NKJV)