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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS PART 3

HEAVEN

Daniel 12:3

"And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Mark 14:25

"Truly I say to you, I shall never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

John 14:2

"In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But just as it is written,

"Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him."

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known.

Revelation 21:3-4

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them, [4] and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."


HOLY SPIRIT

Luke 11:13
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

John 7:38
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.' "

John 14:26

"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

John 16:13

"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

1 Corinthians 2:10-11

For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. [11] For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.


HOPE

Psalm 71:5

For Thou art my hope;
O Lord God, Thou art my confidence from my youth.

Romans 5:4-5

And perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; [5] and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:24

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees?

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 6:19

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,


INSPIRATION

Hebrews 6:19

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

Proverbs 20:27

The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

Luke 12:12

For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.


INTERCESSION

Isaiah 53:12

Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.

John 17:15

"I do not ask Thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.

Romans 8:27

And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.


JOY

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

Psalm 3:3

But Thou, O Lord, art a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Psalm 16:11

Thou wilt make known to me the path of life;
In Thy presence is fulness of joy;
In Thy right hand there are pleasures forever.

Psalm 30:5

For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 118:24

This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.
He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.


JUSTICE

Psalm 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before Thee.

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge,
The Lord is our lawgiver,
The Lord is our king;
He will save us--

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.


KNOWLEDGE

2 Chronicles 1:12

Wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor those who will come after you."

Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Isaiah 33:6

And He shall be the stability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
The fear of the Lord is his treasure.

Matthew 10:19

"But when they deliver you up, do not become anxious about how or what you will speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what you are to speak.

LONGEVITY

Deuteronomy 4:9

"Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

Deuteronomy 11:21

So that your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens remain above the earth.

Job 5:26

"You will come to the grave in full vigor,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.

Psalm 21:4

He asked life of Thee,
Thou didst give it to him,
Length of days forever and ever.

Psalm 91:16

"With a long life I will satisfy him,
And let him behold My salvation."

Proverbs 3:1-2

My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
For length of days and years of life,
And peace they will add to you.

Proverbs 9:11

For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.


LOVE

John 15:10

"If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love.

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.


MARRIAGE

Genesis 2:24

For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Psalm 128:3

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine,
Within your house,
Your children like olive plants
Around your table.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 31:11-12

The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:11-12

The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.


MERCY

Genesis 9:16

"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

Genesis 39:21

But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

Exodus 33:19

And He said, "I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion."

Deuteronomy 4:31

"For the Lord your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

Psalm 36:5

Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
Thy faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Psalm 86:5

For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.

Psalm 86:7

In the day of my trouble I shall call upon Thee,
For Thou wilt answer me.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS PART 2

FAMILY

Genesis 15:4-5

Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who shall come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir." [5] And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."

Genesis 22:17-18

Indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. [18] "And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

Genesis 28:14

"Your descendants shall also be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Psalm 68:6

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psalm 127:3

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord;
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Acts 16:31

And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household."


FAVOR

Genesis 12:2

And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing;

Psalm 5:12

For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man, O Lord,
Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.

Proverbs 3:4

So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king's face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.


FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD

Song of Solomon 2:3-4

"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
"He has brought me to his banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.

Jeremiah 29:13

'And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Matthew 12:50

"For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother."

John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him.

Romans 8:17

And if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.

2 Corinthians 6:18

"And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,"
Says the Lord Almighty.

Revelation 3:20

'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.


FORGIVENESS

Psalm 130:3-4

If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with Thee,
That Thou mayest be feared.

Isaiah 43:25

"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.

Matthew 6:14

"For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Luke 15:20

"And he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him, and kissed him.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.


FREEDOM FROM FEAR

Psalm 118:6

The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.


FREEDOM FROM WORRY

Psalm 3:5-6

I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.

Psalm 55:22

Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Matthew 6:34

"Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

John 14:27

"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

Revelation 1:17-18

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, [18] and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.


FRIENDSHIP

Proverbs 18:24

A man of many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Isaiah 41:8

"But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of Abraham My friend,

John 15:13-14

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. [14] "You are My friends, if you do what I command you.


FRUITFULNESS

Psalm 92:14

They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,

Zechariah 8:12

'For there will be peace for the seed: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,


GRACE

Psalm 103:12-13

As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

Isaiah 53:5

But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.

Romans 5:20

And the Law came in that the transgression might increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

2 Corinthians 12:9

And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;


GUIDANCE

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in justice,
And He teaches the humble His way.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Psalm 73:23-25

Nevertheless I am continually with Thee;
Thou hast taken hold of my right hand.
With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
And besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth.

Psalm 139:10-11

Even there Thy hand will lead me,
And Thy right hand will lay hold of me.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,"

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

Isaiah 30:21

And your ears will hear a word behind you, "This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

Isaiah 49:10

"They will not hunger or thirst,
Neither will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them,
And will guide them to springs of water.


HAPPINESS

Psalm 37:4-5

Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Psalm 63:4-5

So I will bless Thee as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Thy name.
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.


Psalm 64:10

The righteous man will be glad in the Lord, and will take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.


Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

John 10:10

"The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.

John 13:17

"If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.


HEALTH

Exodus 15:26

And He said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer."

Psalm 103:2-3

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget none of His benefits;
Who pardons all your iniquities;
Who heals all your diseases;

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted,
And binds up their wounds.

Jeremiah 30:17

'For I will restore you to health
And I will heal you of your wounds,' declares the Lord, 'Because they have called you an outcast, saying: "It is Zion; no one cares for her." '

Matthew 9:35

And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.