November 24, 2013 ()

Psalm 33:16–18No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.17A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. 18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

 

Psalm 147:10–11He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.

 

Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the heart, I TEST the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.

 

Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but THE LORD TESTS THE HEART.

 

Psalm 11:5 THE LORD TESTS the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

 

1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;

 

Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

 

Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and TO TEST YOU in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

 

1 Peter 1:7 (NET)Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold—gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away—and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

 

1 Peter 1:7 (GW)The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.

 

Psalm 26:2Examine me, O Lord, and try me; TEST MY MINDAND MY HEART.

 

Job 23:10 But He knows the way that I take; When HE HAS TESTED ME, I shall come forth as gold.

 

Proverbs 24:10 (NKJV)If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.

Proverbs 24:10 (NCV)If you give up when trouble comes, it shows that you are weak.

 

Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

 

Proverbs 16:32 (NLT) better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Proverbs 16:32 (NJB) better...someone with self-mastery than one who takes a city.

 

Revelation 2:26 (AMP)And he who overcomes (is victorious) and who obeys My commands to the [very] end [doing the works that please Me], I will give him authority and power over the nations;

 

Hebrews 5:8though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

 

Philippians 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and BECAME OBEDIENT to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

 

John 5:30I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I DO NOT SEEK MY OWN will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

 

John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, NOT TO DO MY OWN WILL, but the will of Him who sent Me.

 

John 8:29 ″...for I always do those things that please Him.”

 

Philippians 2:9–11 (NKJV)

9Therefore God also has HIGHLY EXALTED HIM and given Him the name which is above every name,

10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

John 15:14You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

 

Psalm 23:4–5

4Yea, 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.

5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

 

1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

 

Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

 

1 Timothy 4:7–8But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and EXERCISE YOURSELF TOWARD GODLINESS. 8For bodily exercise profits a little, but GODLINESS IS PROFITABLE FOR ALL THINGS, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

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