Are you looking for some powerful promises of God to help boost your faith and get you through the terrible times ahead? (For many of us, those terrible times are RIGHT NOW.) It's still not too late to grab your Bible. I do prefer the King James Version, especially when it comes to the Psalms.
What I've been discovering and rediscovering is that God's Word has EVERYTHING I NEED! It's ALL there and there's nothing missing! And these days, it's ALL COMING TOGETHER. There are no unnecessary words in the Bible. Not one word will fall to the ground and not one prophecy will go unfulfilled.
Here's a great "persecution" Psalm! Psalm 37!
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.
6 And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light; and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
(Here, we are instructed not to fret, much less fear the man, like the Antichrist who will soon bring wicked devices to pass. We don't need to worry about him or his agenda, just keep our eyes on Jesus.)
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
(Do you believe it? We'll inherit the earth! Of course, God's going to have to clean it up a bit, first.)
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight theselves in the abundance of peace.
(No more wars? Seriously? Imagine THAT.)
12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.
(Yes, his day is coming! Very shortly.)
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked borrows and pays not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be blessed of Him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.
(Does that mean God curses people? Apparently so.)
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not see the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.
WHY? BECAUSE WE TRUST IN HIM! Jesus, please help us to TRUST You, Lord and to put our lives in Your hands. AMEN!
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