Scriptures to Encourage Your Heart: Seeing God

Seeing God Scripture List

Scriptures to Encourage Your Heart: Seeing God

D.A. Carson writes the following on seeing God. “No one has ever seen God,” John reminds us (1:18). Isn’t that what God said in Exodus 33? “You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live” (Exod. 33:20). Now John adds an exception: “But the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known” (John 1:18). Do you hear what this text is saying? Do you want to know what God looks like? Look at Jesus. “No one has ever seen God,” and God in all of his transcendent splendor we still cannot see until the last day. But the Word became flesh; God became a human being with the name of Jesus, and we can see him. That is why Jesus later says to one of his own disciples (as we saw earlier in this chapter), “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9).
Do you want to know what the character of God is like? Study Jesus. Do you want to know what the holiness of God is like? Study Jesus. Do you want to know what the wrath of God is like? Study Jesus. Do you want to know what the forgiveness of God is like? Study Jesus. Do you want to know what the glory of God is like? Study Jesus all the way to that wretched cross. Study Jesus.1

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Conscience Scripture List

Here's a Conscience Scripture List to Help You Follow Yours

Jerry White writes the following in his book,  Honesty, Morality, and Conscience. My daddy used to read the cartoon series “Moon Mullins” to me, him and Andy Gump. That was sort of our Sunday time together when my mother would leave me home with my dad to sort of shame him for not going to church. One of the main characters in the comic strip was a guy named Willie. In one strip, he’s slumped in front of the television set with a coffee cup resting on his pot belly as he flicks his cigar ashes into his cup. He says to his wife, “You’re awful quiet this morning, Mamie.” And she says in return, “Willie, I’ve decided to let your conscience be your guide on your day off.” Next scene, Willie is surrounded by a lawnmower and an edger and a hoe and a shovel and he’s frantically washing the windows and muttering, “Every time I listen to that dumb thing I end up ruinin’ my relaxin’.” 1 Your conscience should be your guide. There’s plenty of Bible to support that statement. Here’s a scripture list of verses for your study and edification.

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The Rewards and Blessings of the Highly Diligent

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There are rewards and blessings for those who walk in diligence.

Diligence, the Bible speaks a great deal of the importance of this word as it connects to our everyday life. What is diligence and what do the scriptures say about this all-important character trait? Here are a plethora of Bible verses on the subject. You could even call this a scripture list of which there are already several on this website. The truth is the more fanatical you are about Jesus, the more fervent and zealous you are about His plan for your life, the greater the impact you are going to make for the Kingdom of God. Let’s drill down a bit into this life-changing Bible word.

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Scriptures to Feed Your Faith and Combat Fear

Fear Not Scripture List

Here Are 125 Fear Not Scriptures

A young girl stands in a picturesque meadow. In another part of the field is a gigantic African rhinoceros, which begins charging toward the girl. Her serene and happy face remains unmoved. As the rhinoceros gets closer, the words appear on the screen, “Trust is not being afraid.” A split second before the rhino tramples the helpless child, it stops, and the girl, her smile never wavering, reaches up and pets the animal on its massive horn. The final words then appear, “even when you are vulnerable.” The commercial was designed to tout the abilities of an insurance company to protect its clients from the uncertainties of life. How much more does it describe the believer, who can say with the psalmist, “I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust’ ” (Psalm 91:2)!1 Just like this little girl in this commercial, believers in Jesus can stand fearlessly in the face of the charging rhinos in Satan’s herd. ‘Fear not’ is not just a nice Sunday School suggestion. It’s a commandment laced throughout the entirety of the Word of God. Because it’s a commandment from God, it’s also doable. It doesn’t take any special act of grace or prayer to make it good in your life. All it takes is simple obedience.

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Healing [Scripture List]

Healing is God’s divine intrusion into suffering humanity to let us know, “Yes, I understand the hurt, I understand the pain, I understand the money that you have spent trying to get well. I understand that there are many things that you would like to do for me, but yet are unable because your body won’t let you. I’m touched by the feeling of it all. But, I am not only touched by it, I’m going to do something about it. I’m going to extend my healing power and I’m going to do undo what Satan has done. I’m going to reverse this curse. And when I do, you’ll know that the kingdom of God has come unto you. Because in my kingdom, there is joy and peace.”

It is hard to be at peace when your body is hurting. It’s hard to have fullness of joy in the midst of an oppression that has come into your body. Here are some healing scriptures from the Bible. Meditate on them. Quote them out loud. Soak in the Word of God until you know in your spirit you are healed. Location is critical here. You have to know it in your spirit, not in your head. Many mentally subscribe to God’s will for healing. But, healing is spiritual not mental. You have know that you know that you know in your heart. Then, the manifestation comes. When you are ready to pray, there is a healing prayer at the bottom of this list of scriptures. Be healed in Jesus Name.

Love [Scripture List]

Walking in Love is the great commandment that Jesus left the church. This is not natural human love but the God-kind of love. This love in detail is described in 1Corinthians 13:4-8. There are over 190 verses in the list below. Meditate in these verses. Check your life against. Walking in love is the pathway to power, effectiveness and victory in all realms of life. The Word of God is true, ‘now abides faith, hope, love, theses three but the greatest of these is love (1Cor. 13:13).

The Glory of God [Scripture List]

The Bible declares in Numbers 14:21 that all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord. No matter what it looks like on planet earth. No matter what the news media may report or how dark the times maybe, you can rest assured that the Bible is true. The last stop on this ‘train track’ is all the earth will be full of the glory of God. Here are some verses that reference this subject.

In Him [Scripture List]

Years ago there was a series on TV called “John Doe”. John Doe is about this person who wakes up on a desert island and has no idea who is. He suffers from retrograde amnesia. He has no clue about his past but he finds that has an extraordinary encyclopedic knowledge of everything else. If you name any town in the United States, he can tell you the population to the exact number. He can tell who the mayor was in that town, what year he was born and how much his tax return was the previous year to the exact dollar. He knows all about science; he knows all about plant life; he knows all about mechanics etc. and he uses this extraordinary encyclopedic knowledge of everything to help solve crimes. But all the while he is helping other people, he is trying to find out about his past. John Doe knows everything about everything except WHO HE IS. Knowing who you are in Christ is vital, transformational information. One thing is certain. If you will meditate on these verses until the reality of who are in Christ begins to dawn upon your heart, your life will never be the same.

Orders from God in the Book of James

Here are the imperatives in the Book of James. They are in bold print and placed in capitals. Stressing these in your reading of this Epistle will impact and bring new light to your thinking. It will also impact your prayer life. The Word of God and prayer work together when you approach it the right way. If you read the Word properly, you will always be praying. You will always be talking to God about these commandments as they are His will for your life. It is your book of prayer.