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Garment of praise

Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the lord for the display of his splendor.

Secret place

Psalm 91:1 (NKJV)
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

Refuge

Psalm 91:2 (NIV)
I will say of the lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Tithe

Malachi 3:10 (NIV)
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

Lord's anointed

1 Samuel 26:9-11 (NIV)
But David said to Abishai, "Don't destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the lord's anointed and be guiltless?

Weak/strong

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

Be strong and courageous

Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

Immeasureably more

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

I come in the name of the Lord

1 Samuel 17:44-45 (NIV)
"Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!"

I come in the name of the Lord

1 Samuel 17:45 (MSG)
David answered, "You come at me with sword and spear and battle-ax. I come at you in the name of god-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel's troops, whom you curse and mock. This very day god is handing you over to me. I'm about to kill you, cut off your head, and serve up your body and the bodies of your Philistine buddies to the crows and coyotes. The whole earth will know that there's an extraordinary God in Israel. And everyone gathered here will learn that god doesn't save by means of sword or spear. The battle belongs to god—he's handing you to us on a platter!"

God looks at the heart

1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
But the lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart."

Obedience

1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)
But Samuel replied: "Does the lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

Locusts

Joel 2:25 (NIV)
"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you.

Joyful

Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Joyful

Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Today

Matthew 6:34 (MSG)
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

Need

Matthew 6:8 (NIV)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Fear

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Be joyful

Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Seek me

Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Waiting

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Quietness

Isaiah 30:15 (MSG)
God, the Master, The Holy of Israel, has this solemn counsel: "Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me— The very thing you've been unwilling to do. You've said, 'Nothing doing! We'll rush off on horseback!' You'll rush off, all right! Just not far enough! You've said, 'We'll ride off on fast horses!' Do you think your pursuers ride old nags? Think again: A thousand of you will scatter before one attacker. Before a mere five you'll all run off. There'll be nothing left of you— a flagpole on a hill with no flag, a signpost on a roadside with the sign torn off."

Isaiah 30:18 (MSG)
But God's not finished. He's waiting around to be gracious to you. He's gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.

Wait on the Lord

Isaiah 30:18 (MSG)
But God's not finished. He's waiting around to be gracious to you. He's gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.

Nothing new

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NIV)
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

Ephesians 1:18

Ephesians 1:18 (NIV)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,