Glory of the Lord Revealed

Isaiah 40:3-5English Standard Version (ESV)

3 A voice cries:[a]
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
    make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all flesh shall see it together,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Leviticus 9:23English Standard Version (ESV)

23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.

In Righteousness We Gain What Is Promised

Romans 8:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Genesis 18:19English Standard Version (ESV)

19 For I have chosen[a] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

Protected by God

Deuteronomy 32:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 “He found him in a desert land,
    and in the howling waste of the wilderness;
he encircled him, he cared for him,
    he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Psalm 91:14-16English Standard Version (ESV)

14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
    I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15 When he calls to me, I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will rescue him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”

Guided by the Lord's Strength

Nehemiah 8:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Isaiah 40:29English Standard Version (ESV)

29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Exodus 15:13English Standard Version (ESV)

13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
    you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

You Are My Heart Partners

Philippians 1:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,[a] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

Deuteronomy 16:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 For seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

I Will Dwell in Your Midst

Zechariah 2:10-11English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

Zechariah 2:13English Standard Version (ESV)

13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

Love and Justice

Micah 6:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
    and to walk humbly with your God?

Hosea 12:6English Standard Version (ESV)

6 “So you, by the help of your God, return,
    hold fast to love and justice,
    and wait continually for your God.”

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Psalm 23:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[a]
    I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

Jesus is holding your hand as you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, the fears, the worries, and the stress from living in this world!  Praise God, Jesus is Risen!

Mourning to Joy

Psalm 30:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,

Habakkuk 3:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

Philippians 2:9-11English Standard Version (ESV)

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Lord's Strength in My Life

Psalm 29:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless[a] his people with peace!

Isaiah 40:29English Standard Version (ESV)

29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Romans 8:38-39English Standard Version (ESV)

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

My Stronghold and Refuge

Psalm 28:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my song I give thanks to him.

Psalm 91:1-2English Standard Version (ESV)

My Refuge and My Fortress

91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say[a] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

2 Samuel 22:3English Standard Version (ESV)

3     my[a] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
    my stronghold and my refuge,
    my savior; you save me from violence.

Our Strength is the Lord's Strength

Psalm 28:6-7English Standard Version (ESV)

6 Blessed be the Lord!
    For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my song I give thanks to him.

Joshua 14:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming.