Methuselah was the oldest person recorded in the Bible who died. People lived longer in those days because the earth had a more like a greenhouse effect and the earth had not experienced rain before the Flood recorded in the book of Genesis. The long life of Methuselah illustrates God's incredible patience and demonstrates His longsuffering nature. When Methuselah was born, it is recorded Genesis 5 that his father Enoch began to walk with God and "for God took him." (Gen. 5:21–22). Many scholars believe that it was during this time of Methuselah’s birth that God revealed to Enoch the coming Flood to the Earth. His father Enoch spent the next three centuries warning the world around him of God's impending Judgement on all the ungodly. for their evil deeds (Jude 14-15).   

Some scholars have suggested that Methuselah's name means "when he dies it shall come" or "upon his death there will be a major change." Regardless, the year Methuselah died was the same year as the Flood began.  Methuselah's name makes it ironic that he would be the one who lived the longest on the Earth, since his name actually contains the Hebrew word for death. His name can literally be translated, "He dieth, and the sending forth," If you match up the ages of the patriarchs recorded in Genesis, Methuselah died the same year as the Flood.

The word muwth means "death/die" in Hebrew. The first part of Methuselah's name means "mortal". Taking meth/muth and combining it with selah, some scholars have suggested that this signified when the Flood would come.

AND METHUSELAH LIVED 987 YEARS

"And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: Genesis 5:25. And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died."

- Genesis 5:26-27

THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG 

"Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time."  

- Deuteronomy 4:40

WHEN PEOPLE LIVE TO BE VERY OLD  

"When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life." 

 Ecclesiastes 11:8

THAT WE MAY BECOME FRUITFUL IN OLD AGE 

"There is only one way to be revived and healed from our backslidings so that we may become fruitful even in old age. We must take a steady look at the glory of Christ in His special character, in His grace and work, as shown to us in the Scripture."  

- John Owen (1616-1683) English Nonconformist Church Leader

I WILL CARRY YOU WHEN YOU ARE OLD

"And I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety."

- Isaiah 46:4

THAT YE MAY PROLONG YOUR DAYS     

"Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess."      

- Deuteronomy 5:33

DO NOT REJECT ME IN MY OLD AGE

“Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me! For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. They say, God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!” God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!"  

- Psalm 71:9-12 

HE WILL SUSTAIN YOU IN YOUR OLD AGE

"He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”

- Ruth 4:15

A GRAY HEAD IS A CROWN OF GLORY 

 
"A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness."  

  
- Proverbs 16:31 

EVEN IN OLD AGE THEY STILL PRODUCE FRUIT

"But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

- Psalm 92:12-14

HE WILL 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

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"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."  - 1 John 2:1

HE WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ADVOCATE  

"And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever." 

- John 14:16

AN ADVOCATE TO PLEAD OUR CAUSE  

"God will not lightly or easily lose His people. He has provided well for us: blood to wash us in; a Priest to pray for us, that we may be made to persevere; and, in case we foully fall, an Advocate to plead our cause."  

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

THOSE WHO HAVE REGARD FOR THE WEAK  

"Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble." 

- Psalm 41:1

HE WILL STAND AS THEIR ADVOCATE  

"God will not be absent when His people are on trial; He will stand in court as their advocate, to plead on their behalf." 

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND JUST   

"To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."  

- Proverbs 21:3

SPEAK UP FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES  

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." 

- Proverbs 31:8-9

LOOK AFTER ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN THEIR DISTRESS   

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."  

- James 1:27

WHAT YOU DID FOR THE LEAST OF THESE 

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”  

- Matthew 25:40

WHICH THE WORLD ADVOCATES  

"That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison."  

- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop 

IF ANYONE GIVES A CUP OF WATER  

“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”  

- Matthew 10:42 

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The word "justification" means "just-as-if nothing happened." You as a Christian, are "justified" through your faith in Jesus. remind yourself everyday of this truth.

BEING JUSTIFIED THROUGH FAITH 

"Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."  

- Romans 5:1 

JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE

"Justification by faith alone, is the hinge upon which the whole of Christianity turns."

- Charles Simeon (1759-1836) English Evangelical Anglican Cleric

BEING JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE

"That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."  

- Titus 3:7

EVERY WEEK I PREACH JUSTIFICATION  

"Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it." 

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

TO BE JUSTIFIED MEANS  

“To be justified means more than to be declared “not guilty.” It actually means to be declared righteous before God. It means God has imputed or charged the guilt of our sin to His Son, Jesus Christ, and has imputed or credited Christ’s righteousness to us.”   

- Jerry Bridges (1929-2016) Evangelical Christian Author

BY JUSTIFICATION WE ARE SAVED  

"By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin, by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin"  

- John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister

JUSTIFICATION DOES NOT CONDEMN 

"There are three things which the true Christian desires in respect to sin: Justification, that it may not condemn; sanctification, that it may not rein; and glorification, that it may not be."  

- Richard Cecil (1748–1810) Evangelical Anglican Clergyman

JUSTIFICATION BEFORE GOD  

“It is entirely by the intervention of Christ’s righteousness that we obtain justification before God. This is equivalent to saying that man is not just in himself, but that the righteousness of Christ is communicated to him by imputation, while he is strictly deserving of punishment.”  

- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian

JUSTIFICATION AND ETERNAL LIFE  

“Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God’s grace.”   

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

JUSTIFICATION IS THE GOLDEN CHAIN  

“The soul is the life of the body, faith is the life of the soul, and Christ is the life of faith. Justification by faith in Christ's righteousness is the golden chain which binds the Christian world in one body.”   

- James H.  Aughey (1828-1911) Imprisoned American Minister

THE GROUNDS FOR YOUR JUSTIFICATION  

"The grounds of your justification are the perfect works of Jesus Christ. We're saved by works, but they're not our own."  

- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian 

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUSTIFICATION  

"If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the Man Christ without, and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the word of God."  

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

OUR JUSTIFICATION BEFORE GOD  

"We acknowledge no righteousness but what the obedience and satisfaction of Christ yields us. His blood, not our faith; his satisfaction, not our believing it, is the matter of our justification before God." 

-  John Flavel (c1627-1691) English Puritan Minister 

BELIEVETH ON HIM THAT JUSTIFIETH THE UNGODLY   

"Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."  

- Romans 4:4-5 

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"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." - John 15:4-5

AND NOW LITTLE CHILDREN, ABIDE IN HIM

"And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming."

- 1 John 2:28

YOU WILL ABIDE IN MY LOVE

"If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love."

- John 15:10

YOU KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE ABIDES WITH YOU

"That is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you."

- John 14:17

ABIDE IN JESUS, THE SINLESS ONE

"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, Writer

WILL ABIDE IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

- Psalm 91:1-2

ABIDE IN CHRIST WITH HEART OPEN

"Let each of us learn to abide in Christ with the heart open to Him on the one hand, and open to men, women and children on the other."

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

IF ANYONE DOES NOT ABIDE IN ME   

"If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned."

- John 15:6

LET THAT ABIDE IN YOU WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD

"As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father."

- 1 John 2:24

WHOEVER ABIDES IN LOVE ABIDES IN GOD

"So, we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." 

- 1 John 4:16 

THE LIFE WHICH I KNOW LIVE IN THE FLESH

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."

- Galatians 2:20

ABIDE CONTINUOUSLY AS A LIVING BRANCH

"Let man choose life; let him daily nourish his soul; let him forever starve the old life; let him abide continuously as a living branch in the Vine, and the True-Vine Life will flow into his soul, assimilating, renewing, conforming to type, till Christ, pledged by His own law, be formed in him."

- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist, Biologist 

ANOINTING YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM HIM ABIDES IN YOU

"As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him."

- 1 John 2:27

THE ONE WHO SAYS HE ABIDES

"The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked."

- 1 John 2:6

DOES GOD'S LOVE ABIDE IN HIM?

"But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?"

- 1 John 3:17

ABIDE IN ME SAYS JESUS

"Abide in Me says Jesus. Cling to Me. Stick fast to Me. Live the life of close and intimate communion with Me. Get nearer to Me. Roll every burden on Me. Cast your whole weight on Me. Never let go your hold on Me for a moment. Be, as it were, rooted and planted in Me. Do this and I will never fail you. I will ever abide in you."

- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop 

SO NOW FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE ABIDE

"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13

THE WORD OF GOD ABIDES IN YOU 

"I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one." 

- 1 John 2:14  

LET US SO ABIDE IN THE LORD JESUS

"The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the right fruit found on it. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China 

WHOEVER DOES NOT LOVE ABIDES IN DEATH  

"We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death."

- 1 John 3:14

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"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." - Romans 8:31-32

TO THE ONE WHO IS VICTORIOUS  

"To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne."  

- Revelation 3:21

DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY  

"When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”  

- 1 Corinthians 15:54

WHERE, O DEATH IS THY VICTORY  

“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”  

- 1 Corinthians 15:57

GOD WHO GIVES US THE VICTORY

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 15:57

THE VICTORY BELONGS TO THE LORD   

"The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD."  

- Proverbs 21:31   

UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY 

“A battered reed He will not break off, and a smoldering wick He will not put out, until He leads justice to victory."  

- Matthew 12:20

THERE WE WILL FIND THE VICTORY  

"When we pray for the Spirit's help ... we will simply fall down at the Lord's feet in our weakness. There we will find the victory and power that comes from His love."  

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer 

IN CHRIST, I AM ALREADY VICTORIOUS  

"Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ, I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, "in Christ."  

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 

THE FIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO VICTORY  

"The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy."  

- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer 

PRAYER IS REPEATING THE VICTOR'S NAME   

"Prayer is repeating the victor's name (Jesus) into the ears of Satan and insisting on his retreat."  

- Samuel D. Gordon (1859-1936) Evangelical Lay Minister

VICTORY OUT OF THE FIELD OF PRAYER  

"Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground of faith, and faith, when strengthened, will make thee fervent, and such fervency ever speeds and returns with victory out of the field of prayer. The mightier any is in the Word, the more mighty he will be in prayer."  

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman 

BETWEEN THE DEFEATED AND VICTORIOUS SAINT  

"Daily living by faith on Christ is what makes the difference between the sickly and the healthy Christian, between the defeated and the victorious saint." 

- A. W. Pink (1886-1952) English Bible Teacher 

TO RECEIVE A VICTOR'S CROWN 

 
"Soon the battle will be over. It will not be long now before the day will come when Satan will no longer trouble us. There will be no more domination, temptation, accusation, or confrontation. Our warfare will be over and our commander, Jesus Christ, will call us away from the battlefield to receive the victor's crown." 

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher 

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FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD  

"For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people." 

- 1 Peter 2:15

THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD   

"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."  

- Thessalonians 5:18

FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD  

"For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;"  

- 1 Thessalonians 4:3

DISCERN THE WILL OF GOD  

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." 

- Romans 12:2

UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS   

 "Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."  

- Ephesians 5:17

WHEN YOUR WILL IS GOD'S WILL  

"When your will is God's will, you will have your will."   

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

BLEND MY HUMAN WILL WITH THINE  

"And shall I pray Thee change Thy will, my Father, until it be according unto mine? But, no, Lord, no, that never shall be, rather I pray Thee blend my human will with Thine.”  

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

THE TWO WILLS: MY WILL VS GOD'S WILL   

"The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs God's."  

- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer

FULFILL GOD'S WILL IN US  

"We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us." 

- Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Spanish Catholic Noblewoman

 THE WILL OF LOVE IS ALWAYS BLESSING  

"God loves us, and the will of love is always blessing for its loved ones."   

- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer 

JONAH SAW GOD'S WILL AS PUNISHMENT  

"Jonah saw God's will as punishment. Jesus saw God's will as nourishment."   

- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman

THE WILL OF OUR GOD AND FATHER  

"Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father."  

- Galatians 1:4  

YOU SHALL NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY  

"You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself."

- Matthew 19:18-19

THE WILL OF THE FATHER 

"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” 

 
- John 6:40  

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"And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him." - Hebrews 12:5

WHOVER LOVES DISCIPLINE LOVES KNOWLEDGE  

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."  

- Proverbs 12:1

BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOM YOU DISCIPLINE  

"Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law." 

- Psalm 94:12

THOSE WHOM I LOVE, I REPROVE AND DISCIPLINE  

"Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent."  

- Revelation 3:19

WHEN YOU DISCIPLINE A MAN  

"When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah"  

- Psalm 39:11

DO NOT WITHHOLD DISCIPLINE FROM A CHILD 

"Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die."  

- Proverbs 23:13  

THE ROD OF DISCIPLINE DRIVES AWAY FOLLY  

"Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him."  

- Proverbs 22:15

WHEN YOUR DISCIPLINE WAS UPOM THEM   

"O LORD, in distress they sought you; they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them."  

- Isaiah 26:16

WE MUST FACE THE FACT  

"We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a result, discipline practically has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound like if the strings on the musician's instrument were all hanging loose, not stretched tight, not 'disciplined'"?  

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

REPROOFS AND DISCIPLINE ARE THE WAY OF LIFE   

"For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life."  

- Proverbs 6:23

THE DAILY DISCIPLINE OF THE INNER MAN  

"All the great temptations appear first in the region of the mind and can be fought and conquered there. We have been given the power to close the door of the mind. We can lose this power through disuse or increase it by use, by the daily discipline of the inner man in things which seem small and by reliance upon the word of the Spirit of truth. It is God that worketh in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure. It is as though He said, 'Learn to live in your will, not in your feelings.'"  

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

DO NOT DESPISE THE LORD'S DISCIPLINE    

"My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof."  

- Proverbs 3:11

YOU WILL GET IT IN DISCIPLINE 

"Have you known fellowship in suffering with Christ? known deep waters? You will have to go down to them. If you do not get sorrow in fellowship with Christ, you will get it in discipline."  

- G. V. Wigram (1805-1879) English Biblical Scholar

THEY CAN BE CURED BY DISCIPLINE 

"The battle of prayer is against two things in the earthlies: wandering thoughts and lack of intimacy with God's character as revealed in His word. Neither can be cured at once, but they can be cured by discipline."  

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

WE ARE DISCIPLINED SO THAT      

"But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world."    

- 1 Corinthians 11:32

THE DISCIPLINES OF PATIENCE  

"Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work."  

- Peter Marshall (1902–1949) Scottish American Preacher, Pastor  

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"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds." - James 1:2

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH TRIALS

“When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head.” 

 - Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART

"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart."

- Jeremiah 29:13

WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS HOPELESS

"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless." 

— G.K. Chesterton  (1874-936) English Writer, Philosopher, Christian Apologist

WHEN ANXIETY IS GREAT WITHIN ME

"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy."

= Psalm 94:19 

WHEN THE OPPOSITE OF YOUR PRAYER OCCURS

“When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn’t been ignored; it’s been considered & refused for your ultimate good.” 

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

WHEN THE PERISHABLE PUTS ON THE IMPERISHABLE

"When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.” 

- 1 Corinthians 15:54

WHEN OUR TOILSOME JOURNEY IS ENDED

“How sweet is rest, after fatigue! How sweet will Heaven be, when our toilsome journey is ended.” 

– George Whitefield (1714–70). Calvinistic Preacher Evangelist

WHEN HE HAS STOOD THE TEST

"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."

- James 1:12

WHEN THE LORD LEADS, HE ALWAYS STRENGTHENS ME

“It is great to be faced with the impossible, for nothing is impossible if one is meant to do it. Wisdom will be given, and strength. When the Lord leads, He always strengthens.” 

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

WHEN YOU LIE DOWN AND YOU GET UP

"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 

WHEN BOTH GOD AND THE DEVIL ARE AFTER IT

“Consider how precious a soul must be when both God and the devil are after it.” 

– Charles Spurgeon

BLESSED ARE YOU WHEN PEOPLE HATE YOU

"Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man."

- Luke 6:22 

WHEN MINDFUL OF GOD

"For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly."

- 1 Peter 2:19

WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

- Jeremiah 29:13

WHEN YOU ASK

"But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."

 - James 1:6

WHEN IT IS IN YOUR POWER TO ACT

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act."

- Proverbs 3:27

WHEN THE HOLD SPRIIT HAS COME UPON YOU

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

- Acts 1:8

WHEN THEY CARRY OUT THEIR WICKED SCHEMES

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes."

Psalm 37:7

WHEN WE FACE DIFFICULTIES

“Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist.” 

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN TRANSGRESSIONS

"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."

- Ephesians 2:4

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