To Be Strong in the Lord's Might

Micah 5:4-5English Standard Version (ESV)

4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be their peace.

Ephesians 6:10English Standard Version (ESV)

The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

Jeremiah 16:19English Standard Version (ESV)

19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
    my refuge in the day of trouble,
to you shall the nations come
    from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
    worthless things in which there is no profit.

Apple of His Eye

1 Peter 3:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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.

Servant of the Lord of Heaven

Genesis 14:22English Standard Version (ESV)

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand[a] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

2 Kings 19:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

Luke 19:38English Standard Version (ESV)

38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Friend of God

James 2:23English Standard Version (ESV)

23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.

Job 29:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 as I was in my prime,[a]
    when the friendship of God was upon my tent,

James 4:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 You adulterous people![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

God's Name, "I AM!"

Exodus 3:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”[a] And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

2 Peter 1:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,[a]with whom I am well pleased,”

KIng of Kings

1 Timothy 6:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

Daniel 2:44English Standard Version (ESV)

44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

Daniel 2:47English Standard Version (ESV)

47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

We Are God's Beloved

Psalm 139:17-18English Standard Version (ESV)

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
    I awake, and I am still with you.

Deuteronomy 33:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”

1 Corinthians 4:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.