01.08. THE FOUNTAIN OF CONSOLATION
"The Rock—His work is perfect; all His ways are entirely just. A faithful God, without prejudice, He is righteous and true." Deuteronomy 32:4
"The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and full of faithful love. He will not always accuse [us] or be angry forever. He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our offenses. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His faithful love toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust." Psalms 103:8-14
"God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
"Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift" (2 Corinthians 9:15).
"Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I Will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
"Him who comes to Me, I will never cast out" (John 6:37).
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27).
"Because I live, you shall live also" (John 14:19).
"More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith." Php 3:8-9
"Of Him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption" (1 Corinthians 1:30).
"The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).
"By one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified" (Hebrews 10:14).
"I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul" (Jeremiah 31:25).
"You shall be sorrowful—but your sorrow shall be turned into joy" (John 16:20).
"We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).
"To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Php 1:21).
"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren" (1 John 3:14).
"But I know my living Redeemer, and He will stand on the dust at last. Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet I will see God in my flesh. I will see Him myself; my eyes will look at [Him], and not as a stranger. My heart longs within me." Job 19:25-27 "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me" (Psalms 138:8).
"I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Php 1:6).
"Though He slays me, yet will I trust in Him" (Job 13:15).
"Let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them" (Psalms 5:11).
"My beloved is mine, and I am His" (Song of Solomon 2:16).
"Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted" (Isaiah 49:13).
"For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing" (2 Timothy 4:6-8).
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me" (Psalms 23:4.) "Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth" (Psalms 31:5).
"O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:55-57).
"We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him" (1 Thessalonians 4:14).
"I am the resurrection and the life" (John 11:25).
"Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power" (Revelation 20:6).
"I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalms 73:22-26 "There remains a rest for the people of God" (Hebrews 4:9).
"He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My son" (Revelation 21:7).
"We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens" (2 Corinthians 5:1).
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying: neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
"He has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5).
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen" (Revelation 22:21).