The Goodness of the Lord

PS 17:7 - Show me the wonders of your great love, PS 94:12-13 - Blessed is the man whom you
you who save by your right hand those who take discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your
Rom 8:28 - We know that all things work together
refuge in you from their foes.
law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit
for the good of those who love God, who are called
is dug for the wicked.

according to his purpose.

PS 18:1 - The Lord is my rock and my fortress and
my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take Zeph 3:17 - The Lord your God is in your midst, a
PS 40:2 - He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the
refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you
mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave
stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be with gladness; he will quiet you by his love.

me a firm place to stand.

praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

Heb 13:6 - So we say with confidence, “The Lord is
PS 62:5-6 - Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope
PS 27:1 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere
comes from him. He alone is my rock and my
whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my mortals do to me?

salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

life; of whom shall I be afraid?

IS 43:19 - Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it
PS 100:5 - For the Lord is good; his steadfast love
PS 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; my springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a
endures forever, and his faithfulness to all
heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

generations.

PS 32:7 - You are my hiding place; you will protect IS 45:2 - I will go before you and level the exalted
PS 103:1 - Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
me from trouble and surround me with songs of places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
within me, bless his holy name!

deliverance.
and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the
2 Cor 12:9-10 - You will be enriched in every way to treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret
PS 34:7&17-18 - The angel of the Lord encamps
be generous in every way
places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the
around those who fear him, and delivers them …
James 1:17 - Every good and perfect gift is from God of Israel, who call you by your name.

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and
above, coming down from the Father of the delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is 2 Sam 22:2-3 - The Lord is my rock, my fortress
heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I
shadows.
spirit.
take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation.
Num 6:24-26 - The Lord bless you and keep you; He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior.

PS 35:3 - Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!

the Lord make his face shine on you and be 2 Chron 20:15-20 - For the battle is not yours, but
PS 46:1-4 - God is our refuge and strength, an ever-
gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you God’s … Believe in the Lord your God … and you
present help in trouble. Even to your old age and
and give you peace.
will succeed.

gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I

Nahum 1:7 - The Lord is good, a stronghold in a have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you Prov 18:10 - The name of the Lord is a strong
day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge and I will rescue you.
tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

in him.

PS 50:15 - and call upon me in the day of trouble; I Deut 31:8 - The Lord is the one who will go before
The Protection of God
will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.
you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or
abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

PS 91:1 - He who dwells in the shelter of the Most

Rom 8:13 - If God is for us, who can be against us

High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will

Deut 3:22 - Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my
God himself will fight for you.
God, in whom I trust.”

PS 3:3 - But you, Lord, are a shield around me

Resting in the Lord

Waiting on the Lord
there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting!

PS 19:14 - May these words of my mouth and this IS 40:31 - but they who wait for the Lord shall renew
meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, their strength; they shall mount up with wings like 1 Cor 14:33 - For God is not a God of confusion
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall but of peace.

walk and not faint.

Prov 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
PS 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God

PS 27:7 - Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your and do not lean on your own understanding. In all
PS 62:5-6 - Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope
heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
your ways acknowledge him, and he will make
comes from him. He alone is my rock and my
straight your paths.

salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

PS 37:7 - Be silent before the Lord and wait
expectantly for him
Luke 22:42 - not my will, but yours, be done.

PS 94:18-19 - If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your

faithful love will support me, Lord. When I am filled PS 123:2 - So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Jer 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you,
with cares, your comfort brings me joy.
until He has mercy on us.
declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope.

PS 118:24 - This is the day that the Lord has made; PS 130:5-6 - I will wait for the Lord; my soul waits,
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
and in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the James 1:12 - Blessed is the one who perseveres
Lord, more than watchmen for the morning
under trial because, having stood the test, that
Phil 4:5-7 - The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious
person will receive the crown of life that the Lord
about anything, but in everything by prayer and Prov 20:22 - Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait has promised to those who love him.

supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be on the Lord, and he will rescue you

made known to God. And the peace of God, which Jer 1:5 - Before I formed you in the womb I knew
IS 25:9 - Look, this is our God; we have waited for
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts you, and before you were born I consecrated you

him, and he has saved us.

and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28 - And we know that in all things God
LAM 3:25 - The Lord is good to those who wait for
Col 3:15 - And let the peace of Christ rule in your works for the good of those who love him, who
him, to the person who seeks him.

hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. have been called according to his purpose.

And be thankful.
Micah 7:7 - Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will
Proverbs 3:6 - in all your ways acknowledge him,
wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear
Matt 6:34 - Therefore do not be anxious about and he will make your paths straight.

me.

tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Rom 12:2 - Do not conform any longer to the
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
The Will of God
pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on him because PS 16:11 - You make known to me the path of life
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test
he cares for you.
and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing
PS 25:4-5 - Show me your ways, Lord, teach me
and perfect will.

Rom 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for
joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all Eph 2:10 - For we are God’s handiwork, created in
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
day long.
Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.

IS 41:13 - For I, the Lord your God, hold your right PS 90:17 - May the favor of the Lord our God rest
hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, Matt 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his
who helps you.”
establish the work of our hands.
righteousness, and all these things will be given to
you as well.

PS 139:23-24 - Search me, O God, and know my

heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if
Life in Christ Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for IS 53:4 - Surely he took up our pain and bore our
me.
suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,
Phil 3:13-14 - forgetting what lies behind and
stricken by him, and afflicted.

straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be
toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be Matt 11:29 - Take my yoke upon you and learn
God in Christ Jesus.
discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you wherever you go.
you will find rest for your souls.

Phil 4:13 - I can do all things through him who

strengthens me.
Matt 5:16 - let your light shine before others, so John 10:10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill
that they may see your good works and give glory and destroy; I have come that they may have life,
Eph 3:12 - In him and through faith in him we may
to your Father who is in heaven.
and have it to the full.

approach God with freedom and confidence.

Matt 11:28 - Come to me, all you who are weary Heb 12:2 - fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer
1 Cor 6:17-20 - he who is joined to the Lord
and burdened, and I will give you rest.
and perfecter of faith.

becomes one spirit with him … You are not your

own, for you were bought with a price.
PS 118:218 - The Lord has disciplined me severely, 2 Cor 3:17 - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where
but he has not given me over to death.
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom

Luke 10:27 - You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor
say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard
as yourself.
Rom 8:13 - For if you live according to the flesh
PS 118:22 - The stone the builders rejected has Matt 17:20 - Because of your little faith. For truly, I
become the cornerstone.
seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from
James 4:7-8 - Submit yourselves therefore to God.
here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw
impossible for you.

you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse
deeds of the body, you will live.
your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you Matt 25:21 & 23 - Well done, good and faithful
double-minded.
servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will
2 Cor 12:9-10 - Therefore I will boast all the more
set you over much. Enter into the joy of your
gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of 2 Peter 1:5-8 - For this very reason, make every
master. Only let each person lead the life that the
Christ may rest upon me … For when I am weak, effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and
Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has
then I am strong.
virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-
called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

control, and self-control with steadfastness, and

John 16:33 - I have told you these things, so that in
steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I
me you may have peace. In this world you will have
brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let
1 John 4:4 - the one who is in you is greater than they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in them be afraid.

the one who is in the world.

the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
John 15:5 - I am the vine; you are the branches.
Heb 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to Gal 5:16, 18, 22-24 -  But I say, walk by the Spirit,
please God, because anyone who comes to him and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh …
must believe that he exists and that he rewards But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that
bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing.

those who earnestly seek him.

the law … But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
Ecc 12:13-14 - Fear God and keep his
Gal 2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ. It is no peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is
longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And For God will bring every deed into judgment, with
no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have
the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the every secret thing, whether good or evil.

crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.