For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me,
 and I will hearken unto you.”

                                                 ( Jeremiah 29:11-12 )

Seek the LORD while he may be found

Seek the LORD while he may be found;
       call on him while he is near.
 Let the wicked forsake his way
       and the evil man his thoughts.
       Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
       and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

                                    (  Isaiah 55:6-7 ) 

O Lord, you are loving. Surely you will reward each person

One thing God has spoken,
       two things have I heard:
       that you, O God, are strong,
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
       Surely you will reward each person
       according to what he has done.

                             ( Psalm 62:11,12 )

I know that my Redeemer lives

“I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.”

                                                                        (  Job 19:25 )

we are redeemed with precious blood of christ

“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” ( 1 Peter 1:18-19  )

O LORD , with you there is forgiveness

If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
       O Lord, who could stand?
 But with you there is forgiveness;
       therefore you are feared.

                                    ( Psalm 130:3-4 )

will reap with songs of Joy

Those who sow in tears
       will reap with songs of joy.
  He who goes out weeping,
       carrying seed to sow,
       will return with songs of joy,
       carrying sheaves with him.

                        ( Psalm 126:5-6 )

Love one another

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

                                              ( John 15:12-13 )

take up his cross DAILY and follow me

“Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.”
 
                                                                          ( Luke 9:23-24 )

I gain nothing if i don't have Love

If I give all I possess to the poor and
   surrender my body to the flames,
   but have not love, I gain nothing.

                               ( 1 Corinthians 13:3 )

LORD your God is with you

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 3.17 ) 

LORD disciplines those he loves

My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
       and do not resent his rebuke,
 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
       as a father the son he delights in.

                                               ( Proverbs 3:11-12 )

GOD has choosen you

I took you from the ends of the earth,
       from its farthest corners I called you.
       I said, 'You are my servant';
       I have chosen you and have not rejected you.

                                   ( Isaiah 41.9 )

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
      How unsearchable his judgments,
      and his paths beyond tracing out!

                                ( Romans 11.33 )

Jesus has overcome the world

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world." 
 
                                            ( John 16.33 )

Do not be anxious about anything

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,

by prayer and petition,

with thanksgiving,

present your requests to God.

                               ( Philippians 4.6 )

The Narrow and Wide Gates

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

                                                                              
                                                           ( Matthew 7. 13-14 )

GOD who makes things grow.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only GOD, who makes things grow.

                                                     ( 1 Corinthians 3.7 )

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”   ( James 1:12 )

blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (  Jeremiah 17:7-8  )