Compass Point

‘I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.’ —Isaiah 43:1 ‘Neither is there salvation in any other:  for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.’ —Acts 4:12

‘Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.’—John 11:1‘For indeed he was sick nigh unto death:  but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.’—Philippians 2:27

‘He himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lᴏʀᴅ, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.’—1 Kings 19:4

‘And [all the elders of Israel] said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways:  now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.‘…‘And the Lᴏʀᴅ said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee:  for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.’—1 Samuel 8:5 & 7

‘Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.’—2 Peter 3:18

‘Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity:  for God loveth a cheerful giver.’—2 Corinthians 9:7

‘He is not here:  for he is risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where the Lord lay.’—Matthew 28:6

‘All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.‘…‘Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief:  when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.’—Isaiah 53:6 & 10

‘He bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:‘Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.’—John 19:17-18‘Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.’—John 20:28

‘When they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand:  and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!‘And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.’—Matthew 27:29 & 30‘Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously’—1 Peter 2:23

‘He cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.’—Matthew 27:5‘He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:  for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.’—Luke 12:15

‘He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you:  this do in remembrance of me.’—Luke 22:19

‘He said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.’—Luke 22:10

‘All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,‘Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.’—Matthew 21:4 & 5‘Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:  behold, thy King cometh unto thee:  he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.’—Zechariah 9:9

‘He sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.’—Mark 8:12

‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.’—Psalm 46:1

‘Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.’—Proverbs 12:1‘Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:‘And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.‘And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:‘And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.’—Matthew 7:24–27

‘As touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.’—1 Thessalonians 4:9‘And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.’—Romans 5:5

‘A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.’—John 13:34

‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?’—Psalm 8:4