"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14

The word “sin”, as it appears in the Bible, is mentioned over 400 times and comes from the Greek word Hamartia or the Hebrew word Hata, which both mean “to miss the mark”.  The word was used in archery and spear throwing.  When a person missed the center of the target, they erred, or “hamartia-ed”.  Sin is simply missing the mark. Here are eight variations of sin listed the Bible.

VARIATIONS OF SIN

Sinful - 8 times, 3 in the OT and 5 in the NT. 

Sinned 117 times, 101 in the OT and 16 in the NT. 

Sinner - 21 times, 9 in the OT and 12 in the NT. 

Sinners - 47 times, 16 in the OT and 31 in the NT. 

Sinnest - once, in the OT. 

Sinneth - 22 times, 15 in the OT and 7 in the NT. 

Sinning - twice, in the OT. 

Sins - 170 times, 84 in the OT and 86 in the NT. 

Sin is mentioned as a geographical place referred to 6 times, all in the OT.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.

SALT FLAVORS EVERY DROP

"As the salt flavors every drop in the Atlantic, so does sin affect every atom of our nature. It is so sadly there, so abundantly there, that if you cannot detect it, you are deceived."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author

THE WAGES OF SIN

"Sin has the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages." 

-  Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

STOPPING SIN

"Let us stop the progress of sin in our soul at the first stage, for the farther it goes the faster it will increase."

- Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Churchman and Historian

SIN AND THE ILLUSION OF TIME

"We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin."

- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar

HOW TO KEEP FROM SIN

"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book. 

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

POWER TO NOT COMMIT SIN

"Abide in Jesus, the sinless One – which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God’s will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin. 

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary

GODS HATRED OF SIN  

"The core and essence of the Gospel is its tremendous and glorious revelation of how deadly is God's hatred of sin, so that He cannot stand having it in the same universe as Himself, and will go any length, and will pay any price, and will make any sacrifice, to master and abolish it, is set upon so doing in our hearts, thank God, as elsewhere."  

-  A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

REBELLION AS THE SIN OF WITCHCRAFT

"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry." 

- 1 Samuel 15:23

HE THAT COVERETH A TRANSGRESSION

"When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

- John 8:10-11

SUCH IS THE WAY OF SINNERS  

"Such is the way with sinners. Everything excites their suspicion; they quake at every shadow; they start at every noise; they look upon every man as an enemy."  

- John Chrysostom (347-407) Archbishop, Early Church Father 

HE THAT COVERETH A TRANSGRESSION

"He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends." 

- Proverbs 17:9

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“He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” – Matt 10:39

A YOUNG LAWYER FINDS STRENGTH IN HIS WEAKNESS

Many years ago in St. Louis, a young lawyer visited a Christian to transact some business. Before the two parted, his client said to him, “I’ve often wanted to ask you a question, but I’ve been afraid to do so.”

“What do you want to know?” asked the lawyer.

The man replied, “You are such a man of great integrity; I’ve wondered why you’re not a Christian.”

The saddened lawyer hung his head, “I know enough about the Bible to realize that it says no drunkard can enter the kingdom of God, and you know my weakness!"

“That does not answer my question,” continued the believer.

“Well, truthfully, I can’t recall anyone ever explaining how to become a Christian.”

Picking up a Bible, the client read some passages showing that all are under condemnation, but that Christ came to save the lost by dying on the cross for their sins. “By receiving Him as your Substitute and Redeemer,” he said, “You can be forgiven. If you’re willing to receive Jesus, let’s pray together.”

The lawyer agreed, and when it was his turn to pray, he exclaimed, “Oh Jesus, I am a slave to drink. One of your servants has shown me how to be saved. O God, forgive my sins and help me overcome the power of this terrible habit in my life.” Right there he was converted.

That lawyer was C. I. Scofield, who later edited the reference Bible that today bears his name. The Scofield Bible.

BEWARE OF DRUNKENESS  

"Beware of drunkenness, lest all good men beware of thee. Where drunkenness reigns, there reason is an exile, virtue a stranger, and God an enemy; blasphemy is wit, oaths are rhetoric, and secrets are proclamations."  

- Francis Quarles (1592–1644) English Poet Author, Book of Emblems

DRUNKENNESS AND THE CARES OF THIS LIFE  

“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.”  

- Luke 21:34

WEIGHED DOWN WITH DRUNKENESS  

"Weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life."  

- Luke 21:34

BEFORE A MAN DRINKS, HE HAS TWO HEARTS  

"There is a deep teaching in the Talmud: "Before a man eats and drinks, he has two hearts." He feels both his own hunger and an other's. Once he has eaten and drunk, he remains with only one heart, with thought for his own comfort. Instead of robbing the poor of poverty and the afflicted of the affliction which will constitute his future glory, see that you yourself are among the men with two hearts."   

- Richard Wurmbrand 1909-2001) Romanian Evangelical Pastor

WAKE UP FROM YOUR DRUNKEN STUPOR    

"Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame."    

- 1 Corinthians 15:34 

MINDS THAT ARE ALERT AND SOBER  

"Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming."  

-1 Peter 1:13

NOR DRUNKARDS WILL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD  

"Nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God."  

- 1 Corinthians 6:10

HAVING PURSUED DRUNKENNESS AND CAROUSING 

"For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries."  

- 1 Peter 4:3 

DWELLERS ON THE EARTH HAVE BECOME DRUNK  

"With whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.”  

- Revelation 17:2

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"For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts." - 2 Timothy 6

TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES

"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."

- Isaiah 61:1

SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE TAKES YOU CAPTIVE BY PHILOSOPHY

"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."

- Colossians 2:8

SPEND THEIR TIME GOSSIPING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE

“And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.”

- 1 Timothy 5:13

SHE STAGGERS DOWN A CROOKED TRAIL AND DOESN'T REALIZE IT

“For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it. So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!”

- Proverbs 5:6

LUST IS A CAPTIVITY OF THE REASON

"Lust is a captivity of the reason and an enraging of the passions. It hinders business and distracts counsel. It sins against the body and weakens the soul."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO LACKS DISCRETION

“A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.”

- Proverbs 11:22

DO NOT LET YOUR HEART TURN TO HER WAYS

“Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.”

- Proverbs 7:24-26

A HOUSE SHARED WITH A QUALLESOME WOMAN

“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.”

- Proverbs 25:24 

EVEN WOMEN TURNED AGAINST THE NATURAL WAY

“That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.”

- Romans 1:26 

REMEMBER IF YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD, YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY IN SIN

“Remember that if you are a child of God, you will never be happy in sin. You are spoiled for the world, the flesh, and the devil. When you were regenerated there was put into you a vital principle, which can never be content to dwell in the dead world. You will have to come back, if indeed you belong to the family.” 

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

- Matthew 26:41 

HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

-  1 John 1:9 

AT THAT TIME THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN WILL BE LIKE 10 VIRGINS

1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 

2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 

3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 

4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 

5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 

8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."

- Matthew 25:1-13

IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

- Romans 10:9

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"Therefore, we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day." - 2 Corinthians 4;16

The longer we live in this life our human bodies will continue to decay with age. Things that were easily able to do in our youth become harder as our bodies decay with old age. Having been a Christian for more than forty years, I've learned that with each passing decade the Lord gives us a renewing in our Spirit as we age if we would just look for it. It's almost like a trade-off that the Lord gives us as our bodies age and decline in health. Our outer bodies are decaying with age, but our inner man experiences a Spiritual renewal. Each decade brings with it something different Spiritually than the previous decade. The renewing of your Spirit as we age prepares us for an Eternal life with Jesus in Heaven. 

MY FLESH AND MY HEART MAY FAIL 

"Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."  

- Psalm 73:25-26

HE WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN YOU TO THE END

"He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 1:8-9

NOTHING CAN SEPERATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD

"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 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."

- Romans 8:38-39

AS TO WHAT MAY BEFALL US OUTWARDLY

"As to what may befall us outwardly, in this confused state of things, shall we not trust our tender Father, and rest satisfied in His will? Shall anything hurt us? Can tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword, come between the love of the Father to the child, or the child's rest, content, and delight in His love? And doth not the love, the rest, the peace, the joy felt, swallow up all the bitterness and sorrow of the outward condition?"

- Issac Pennington (1616–1679) Early Quaker Member in England

I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

-John 11:25-26

WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him."

- 1 Corinthians 2:9

FOR IF WE LIVE, WE LIVE FOR THE LORD

"For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living."

- Romans 14:7-9

FOR TO ME TO LIVE IN CHRIST, AND TO DIE IS GAIN

"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better."

- Philippians 1:21-23

I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing."

- 2 Timothy 4:7-8

SO IT IS WITH RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

"So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body."

- Corinthians 15:42-44

YOU HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN

"…You have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

- 1 Peter 1:23-25

EVEN THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

- Psalm 23:4

NOW THAT I AM OLD

"Now that I am old and my hair is gray, don’t leave me, God. I must tell the next generation about your power and greatness. God, your goodness reaches far above the skies. You have done wonderful things. God, there is no one like you."

- Psalm 71 118-19

RISE IN PRESENCE OF THE AGED

"Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. “Fear your God. I am the LORD."

- Leviticus 19:32 

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LOADED DOWN BY BURDENS OF HIS MINSTRY

Henry Moorhouse, the 19th-century English evangelist, was feeling loaded down with the burdens of his ministry. Then the Lord gave him this tender reminder of His care for him. 

When Moorehouse came home one day, his young daughter, Minnie, whose legs were paralyzed, was sitting in her wheelchair. He was going to take a package upstairs to his wife when his daughter asked if she could carry it. Moorhouse said, "Minnie dear, how can you possibly carry the package? You cannot even carry yourself." 

With a smile on her face, Minnie said, "I know, Papa. But if you give me the package, I will hold it while you carry me." 

Moorhouse saw this as a picture of his relationship to God and the burdens of ministry he was carrying. But praise God, he could proceed with confidence, knowing that the Lord was carrying him. 

Almighty God, who promised to carry Israel (Isa. 46:4), is the One who can carry us. Even though we must fulfill our responsibilities, we have the assurance of His never-failing support. We need not sink beneath the weight of our burdens in this life. 

THE CARES OF TOMORROW'S BURDENS

"It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear."

- George MacDonald (1824-1905) Scottish Author, Christian Minister

THE BURDEN APPOINTED EACH DAY

"We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it."

- John Newton (1750-1790) Captain Slave Ship Turned Christian Minister

WELCOME ANY BURDEN

"A spiritual Christian should welcome any burden which the Lord brings his way."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972), Chinese Christain Minister

CAST OUR BURDENS UPON THE LORD  

"There is no more blessed way of living, than the life of faith based upon a covenant-keeping God - to know that we have no care, for He cares for us; that we need have no fear, except to fear Him; that we need have no troubles, because we have cast our burdens upon the Lord, and are conscience that He will sustain us."  

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

THEREFORE FACE TRIAL, BE STRENGHTENED  

"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened."  

- George Mueller 1805-1898) English Evangelist and Helper of Orphans 

EVEN OUR TRIALS SHOULD BE VIEWED INLIGHT OF ETERNITY  

"We are so easily entangled in earthly affairs and so easily consumed with the desire for those things that do not last. We will not live on this earth forever, so even our trials should be viewed in the light of eternity."  

- Theodore Epp (1907-1985) American Clergyman and Radio Evangelist

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"Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust." - Isaiah 40:18 

GOD FORMED THE MAN OF DUST   

"Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature."  

- Genesis 2:7

A MAN OF DUST   

"The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven."  

- 1 Corinthians 15:47

HE REMEMBERS THAT WE ARE DUST   

"As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For He knows our frame; H e remembers that we are dust."  

- Psalm 103:13

HE KNOWS WE ARE DUST  

"He remembers our frame and knows that we are dust. He may sometimes chasten us, it is true, but even this He does with a smile, the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect but promising son who is coming every day to look more and more like the One whose child he is." 

 - A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

THE DUST OF LAZARUS WAS DEAR TO LAZARUS

"The dust of Lazarus was dear to Jesus; He would not leave it in the rocky tomb. So is the dust of every Lazarus dear in His sight.  He will not lose so much as one of them. Wherever they lie, it matters not – beneath the deep blue sea, or on some distant battlefield, or consumed in flame and smoke – the Lord Jesus will yet collect their scattered dust, sand make them like His own glorious body."

- Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Church of Scotland Minister

AND THE DUST RETURNS TO THE EARTH  

"And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."  

- Ecclesiastes 12:7

THE DUST OF THE EARTH  

"Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed."  

- Genesis 28:14

ENCLOSED THE DUST OF THE EARTH  

"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?"  

- Isaiah 40:12

THOSE WHO SLEEP IN THE DUST  

"And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."  

- Daniel 12:2  

AND THEY THREW DUST UPON THEIR HEADS  

"And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, “Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour, she has been laid waste."  

- Revelation 18:19 

SHAKE OFF THE DUST OF YOUR FEET   

"And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town."  

- Matthew 10:14

ALL ARE FROM DUST 

"All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return." 

- Ecclesiastes 3:20 

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"Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." - Matthew 11:29

UNDER HIS WINGS YOU WILL FIND REFUGE

"He will cover you with his pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler."

- Psalm 91:4

WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH

"I tell you, He will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

- Luke 18:8

WHOMSOEVER ON THE LAST DAY OF HIS OWN LIFE FINDS UPREPARED

"Whomsoever the last day of his own life finds unprepared, this last day will find unprepared also."

- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher 

WHOEVER PERSUES RIGHEOUSNESS WILL FIND LIFE 

"Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor."

- Proverbs 21:21 

WE CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR

"We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning."

- Albert Barnes (1798-1870) American Presbyterian Clergyman and Writer 

WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE WILL FIND IT

"For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

- Matthew 16:25

THAT WE MAY RECEIVE MERCY AND FIND GRACE  

"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

- Hebrews 4:16

BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT

"But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out."

- Numbers 32:23 

AN HONEST MAN WITH AN OPEN BIBLE

"An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly."

- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

AND NATHAN SAID TO DAVID, THOU ART THE MAN

"And Nathan said to David, thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul."

- 2 Samuel 12:7 

SO THAT HE CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT GOD HAS DONE  

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end."

- Ecclesiastes 3:11

FEEL THEIR WAY TOWARDS HIM AND FIND HIM

"That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us."

- Acts 17:27

YOU WILL FIND IT AFTER MANY DAYS 

"Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days."

- Ecclesiastes 11:1

THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM 

"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."

- Proverbs 4:20-22

WHOEVER CONCEALS HIS TRANGRESSION  

"Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."  

- Proverbs 28:13   

HOW WEAK SOEVER A BELIEVER FINDS HIMSELF

"How weak soever the believer finds himself, and how powerful soever he perceives his enemy to be, it is all one to him, he hath no more to do but to put faith on work, and to wait till God works."

- David Dickson (1583–1663) Church of Scotland Minister and Theologian

THE RIGHTEOUS FINDS REFUGE IN HIS DEATH  

"The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death."

- Proverbs 14:32

I NOW FIND THAT GOD'S GIFTS

"I used to think that God's gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grow in Christian character the more easily we could reach them. I now find that God's gifts are on shelves one beneath the other and that it is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower."

- F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) Baptist Pastor and Evangelist  

HE WHO FAILS TO FIND ME INJURES HIMSELF  

"But he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”

- Proverbs 8:36

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"I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. He displayed this power in the working of His mighty strength."  - Ephesians 1:18-19

CALLED US WITH A HOLY CALLING

"Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity."

- 2 Timothy 1:9

FAITHFUL IS HE WHO CALLS YOU

"Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:24

LIKE THE HOLY ONE THAT CALLED YOU

"But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior."

- 1 Peter 11:15

WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING

"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints."

- Ephesians 1:18

WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,."

- Ephesians 4:1

GOD WILL COUNT YOU WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING

"To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power."

- 2 Thessalonians 1:11

THE CALLING WHICH GOD HAS PLACED YOU

"Next to faith this is the highest art - to be content with the calling in which God has placed you."

-  Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian

THE GREATEST AND MOST GLORIOUS CALLING

"The work of preaching is the highest and greatest and most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called."

- Martyn Lloyd-Jones

THE EXCELLENCY OF HIS CALLING

"When we find our souls at all declining, it is best to raise them up presently by some awakening meditations, such as of the presence of God, of the strict reckoning we are to make, of the infinite love of God in Christ and the fruits of it, of the excellency of a Christian's calling, of the short and uncertain time of this life, of how little good all those things that steal away our hearts will do us before long, and of how it shall be forever with us hereafter, as we spend this short time well or ill. The more we make way for such considerations to sink into our hearts, the more we shall rise nearer to that state of soul which we shall enjoy in heaven."

- Richard Sibbes (1577–1635) Anglican Theologian and Minister

THE LORD WAS CALLING THE BOY

"So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that the Lord was calling the boy."

- 1 Samuel 3:8

GOD HAS CALLED ME HEAVENWARD IN CHRIST JESUS

"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 3:12-14

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