Apicontent

What assurances do you need for your relationship with God and family members?

Your Relationship with Father God

“The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.”  —Romans 8:16

“Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.”  —Ephesians 5:1

“The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”  —John 14:21

“Friendship with the LORD is reserved for those who fear him. With them he shares the secrets of his covenant.”  —Psalm 25:14, NLT

“But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  —Romans 5:8

“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.”  —James 4:8

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me—and I in him—bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.”  —John 15:4–5

“My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit and show that you are my disciples. Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.”  —John 15:8–10

“‘My hand made them; that is how they came to be,’ says the LORD. ‘I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.’”  —Isaiah 66:2

“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.”  —Psalm 139:17–18, NIV

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.”  —John 15:7

“The LORD is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.”  —Psalm 145:9

“If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”  —Matthew 7:11

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”  —Psalm 139:23,24, NLT

“And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.”  —1 John 5:14–15

“And you, my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are my people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.”  —Ezekiel 34:31

“My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.”  —John 10:27–28

“Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.”  —Isaiah 64:4

“See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be call God’s children — and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.”  —1 John 3:1

“By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”  —John 4:9–10

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  —Romans 8:38-39

“When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul.”  —Jeremiah 29:13

“And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.”  —1 John 4:16

“The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”  —John 14:21

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.”  —Luke 10:27

“You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!”  —Psalm 119:68

“All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.”  —James 1:17

“For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.”  —Psalm 84:11

“For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.”  —John 1:16

“I will tell of the faithful acts of the LORD, of the LORD’s praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the LORD did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.”  —Isaiah 63:7

“O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away.”  —Psalm 139:1–2, NLT

Your Relationship with Family

“For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children. They will sprout up like a tree in the grass, like poplars beside channels of water. One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ and another will use the name ‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and use the name ‘Israel.’”  —Isaiah 44:3–5

“If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.”  —Deuteronomy 5:29

“Then all your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.”  —Isaiah 54:13, ISV

“The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.”  —Psalms 102:28

“Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.”  —Psalms 112:1–2

“I will make a permanent covenant with them. Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the LORD has blessed them.”  —Isaiah 61:8–9

“The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him.”  —Proverbs 20:7

“In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.”  —Proverbs 14:26

“I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.”  —Jeremiah 32:39

“And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.”  —Acts 16:31–33

“Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”  —Proverbs 22:6

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  —Philippians 1:6, NIV

“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.”  —Psalm 127:3–5

How does God see you, and how should you alter your self-perception?

All Spiritual Blessings

“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ. For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love. He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.”  —Ephesians 1:3–8

“I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.”  —Philippians 1:6

A New Creation

“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away, look what is new has come!”  —2 Corinthians 5:17

Ambassadors for Christ

“And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf, ‘Be reconciled to God!’ God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.”  —2 Corinthians 5:18–21

Child of God

“But to all who have received him (those who believe in his name) he has given the right to become God’s children.”  —John 1:12

“The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.”  —Romans 8:16

“In whom we have boldness and confident access to God by way of Christ’s faithfulness.”  —Ephesians 3:12

“And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls Abba! Father!”  —Galatians 4:6

“See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.”  —1 John 3:1

“Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure.”  —1 John 3:2–3

“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts. Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons. Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.”  —Hebrews 12:6–11

Chosen and Set Apart

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. This I command you to love one another.”  —John 15:16–17

“You must be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.”  —Leviticus 20:26

Citizen of God’s Kingdom

“But our citizenship is in heaven and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.”  —Philippians 3:20

“Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves.”  —Colossians 1:12–13

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”  —1 Peter 2:9

“You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”  —Revelation 5:10

Created for Fruitfulness

“For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.”  —Ephesians 2:10

Friend of Christ

“I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.”  —John 15:15

Heirs with Christ

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”  —1 Peter 1:3–5

“And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.”  —Romans 8:17

Holy Priesthood

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”  —1 Peter 2:9

“So as you come to him a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight, you yourselves, as living stones are built up as a spiritual house to be holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”  —1 Peter 2:4–5

Light of the World

“You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.”  —Matthew 5:14–16

Member of the Body of Christ

“Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.”  —1 Corinthians 12:27

“So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household.”  —Ephesians 2:19

“But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head. From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.”  —Ephesians 4:15–16

“For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body (though many are one body) so too is Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.”  —1 Corinthians 12:12–13

“For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.”  —Romans 12:4–5

New Birth and New Heart

“By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of first-fruits of all he created.”  —James 1:18

“I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols. I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.”  —Ezekiel 36:25–27

“Because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”  —Romans 8:29

Raised Up and Seated with Christ

“And he raised us up together with him and seated us together with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”  —Ephesians 2:6

“Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.”  —Colossians 3:1–4

Saint with a New Nature

“Give greetings to all the saints in Christ Jesus.”  —Philippians 4:21

“And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.”  —Colossians 2:13

“Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.”  —1 Thessalonians 5:23–24

Sealed by the Spirit

“But it is God who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anointed us, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.”  —2 Corinthians 1:21–22

Set Free from Sin and Fear

“But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.”  —Romans 6:22

“For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”  —Colossians 3:3

“Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil), and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.”  —Hebrews 2:14–15

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”  —Romans 8:1

“Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  —Romans 5:1

“For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.”  —2 Timothy 1:7

Temple of the Holy Spirit

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?”  —1 Corinthians 3:16

“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.”  —1 Corinthians 6:19–20

“Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.”  —John 14:16–17

What is God saying about things ahead for you?

Eternal Life

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”  —John 3:16, NIV

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”  —Romans 6:23, NLT

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”  —1 John 5:11

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.’”  —John 11:25

“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.”  —John 5:24

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  —Romans 10:13

“The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.”  —John 3:36

“And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”   —Matthew 25:46

“Now this is eternal life–that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.”  —John 17:3

Fruitfulness

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”  —John 15:16

Heaven

“But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.”  —Hebrews 11:16

“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: ‘Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more—or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.’”  —Revelation 21:3–4

“And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him, and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.”  —Revelation 22:3–5

“After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands. They were shouting out in a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’”  —Revelation 7:9–11

Inheritance

“And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”  —Acts 20:32

“For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love. He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will.”  —Ephesians 1:4–5

“And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) when you believed in Christ—you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit, who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.”  —Ephesians 1:13–14

“Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions, envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!”  —Galatians 5:19–21

“For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.”  —Ephesians 5:5

Kingdom of Heaven

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.”  —Matthew 5:3

Radiance

“But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.”  —Daniel 12:3

“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”  —Matthew 13:43

Revelation

“But just as it is written, ‘Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.’ God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”  —1 Corinthians 2:9–10

Rewards

“Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”  —Hebrews 11:6

“And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”—Matthew 10:42, NLT

“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes. I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.”  —Matthew 24:45–47

Seeing God

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”  —Matthew 5:8

Sowing and Reaping

“Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.”  —Galatians 6:8, NLT

Transformation

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”  —2 Corinthians 3:17–18

Triumph

“But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.”  —2 Corinthians 2:14

“For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down, because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.”  —1 John 5:4

“And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations.”  —Revelation 2:26

“The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will in no way be harmed by the second death.”  —Revelation 2:11

Unashamed

“For the scripture says, ‘Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.’”  —Romans 10:11

What does God say about himself and the guarantee of his promises?

All-Knowing

“How great is our Lord! … his understanding is beyond comprehension!”  —Psalm 147:5, NLT

“[God] founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.”  —Jeremiah 10:12, NLT

“I am God, and there is no one else like Me. Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.”  —Isaiah 46:9–10, NLT

“Let the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him. He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding; he reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light resides with him.”  —Daniel 2:20–22

“Oh, what a wonderful God we have! How great are his riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! For who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who knows enough to be his counselor? And who could ever give him so much that he would have to pay it back?”  —Romans 11:33–35, NLT

“In [Christ] lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”  —Colossians 2:3, NLT

All-Powerful

“O Sovereign LORD! You have made the heavens and earth by Your great power. Nothing is too hard for You!”  —Jeremiah 32:17

“The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. He gave the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. Let everyone in the world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command…”  —Psalm 33:6–9, NLT

“God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing… He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundaries for day and night. The foundations of heaven tremble at his rebuke. By his power the sea grew calm… and his power pierced the gliding serpent. These some of the minor things he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who can understand the thunder of his power?”  —Job 26:7–14, NLT

“Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! His greatness is beyond discovery! Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts. I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.”  —Psalm 145:3–6, NLT

“LORD, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.”  —Jeremiah 10:6, NLT

“For everything comes from him; everything exists by his power and is intended for his glory. To him be glory evermore. Amen.”  —Romans 11:36, NLT

“The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.”   —Nahum 1:3

“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.”   —2 Corinthians 4:7

“For nothing will be impossible with God.”  —Luke 1:37

“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, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”  —Ephesians 3:20–21, NIV

Deliverer

“God deserves praise! He is our God! He delivers us. The Lord, the sovereign God, can rescue us from death.”  —Psalm 68:20

“He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves.”  —Colossians 1:13

“The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.”  —Proverbs 18:10

“I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”  —Jeremiah 15:21

“But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.”  —Psalm 74:12

Ever-Present

“The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth.”  —Psalm 33:13–14, NLT

“Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes.”  —Hebrews 4:13, NLT

“He sees everything I do and every step I take.”  —Job 31:4, NLT

“Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence? If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be. If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea, even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.”  —Psalm 139:7–10

“The LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”  —Joshua 1:9, NLT

“And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”  —Matthew 28:20b

Faithful

“O LORD God Almighty! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, LORD? Faithfulness is your very character.”  —Psalm 89:8, NLT

“Forever, O LORD, your word stands firm in heaven. Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created. Your laws remain true today, for everything serves your plans.”  —Psalm 119:89–91, NLT

“I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I will give thanks to your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness, because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.”  —Psalm 138:2, NLT

“I will sing of the tender mercies of the LORD forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. All heaven will praise your miracles, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness. For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD?”  —Psalm 89:1–2, 5–6, NLT

“Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and constantly loves those who love him and obey his commands.”  —Deuteronomy 7:9, NLT

“The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day.”  —Lamentations 3:22–23, NLT

“Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.”  —Hebrews 10:23, NLT

[However] “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.”  —2 Timothy 2:13, NLT

“If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”  —1 John 1:9, NLT

Good

“The LORD is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.”  —Psalm 145:9

“Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.”  —Psalm 103:2–5

“So that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”  —Matthew 5:45

“The Lord is good—indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress.”  —Nahum 1:7

Guide

“I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.”  —Isaiah 42:16

“You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, ‘This is the correct way, walk in it,’ whether you are heading to the right or the left.”  —Isaiah 30:21

“The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.”  —Isaiah 58:11

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.”  —John 16:13

Holy

“Who else among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is glorious in holiness like you—so awesome in splendor, performing such wonders?”  —Exodus 15:11, NLT

“No one is holy like the LORD!”  —1 Samuel 2:2, NLT

“God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.”  —1 John 1:5, NLT

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”  —Revelation 4:8, NLT

“Bless his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!”  —Psalm 72:19, NLT

Just

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in justice. You love what is right and hate what is wrong.”  —Psalm 45:6–7, NLT

“Mighty king, lover of justice, you have established fairness.”  —Psalm 99:4, NLT

“You are just, and you examine the deepest thoughts of hearts and minds.”  —Jeremiah 11:20, NLT

“God is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair.”  —Deuteronomy 32:4, NLT

“The Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while punishing the wicked right up until the day of judgment.”  —2 Peter 2:9, NLT

“God is a judge who is perfectly fair. He is angry with the wicked every day. If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; He will bend and string his bow. He will prepare his deadly weapons and ignite his flaming arrows.”  —Psalm 7:11–13, NLT

“He will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds.”  —Romans 2:8, NLT

“For the LORD is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and all the nations with his truth.”  —Psalm 96:13, NLT

“For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in our bodies.”  —2 Corinthians 5:10, NLT

“When the Lord comes, he will bring our deepest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. And then God will give to everyone whatever praise is due.”  —1 Corinthians 4:5, NLT

Loving

“God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”  —1 John 4:8–10, NLT

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”  —1 John 3:1, NIV

“How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.”  —Psalm 36:7, NLT

“‘Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?’ ‘No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.’”  —Romans 8:35, 37–39, NLT

“Who is a God like you? Who forgives sin and pardons the rebellion of those who remain among his people? Who does not stay angry forever, but delights in showing loyal love?”  —Micah 7:18

“The love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children.”  —Psalm 103:17, NLT

Merciful

“The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love. The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.”  —Psalm 145:8–9, NLT

“God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much, that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.”  —Ephesians 2:4–5, NLT

“He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did. He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.”  —Titus 3:4–7, NLT

“Where is another God like you, who pardons the sins of the survivors among his people? You cannot stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing mercy.”  —Micah 7:18, NLT

“LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.”  —Psalm 130:3–4, NLT

“The LORD is slow to anger and rich in unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion.”  —Numbers 14:18, NLT

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.”  —Hebrews 4:16, NLT

Provider

“Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.”  —1 Timothy 6:17

“The wild animals honor me, the jackals and ostriches, because I put water in the wilderness and streams in the wastelands, to quench the thirst of my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”  —Isaiah 43:20–21

“Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis. You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food it desires.”  —Psalm 145:15–16

“And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”  —Philippians 4:19

Righteous

“The LORD is righteous in everything he does.”  —Psalm 145:17, NLT

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.”  —Psalm 97:2, NLT

“Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!”  —Deuteronomy 32:4, NLT

“He loves whatever is just and good, and his unfailing love fills the earth.”  —Psalm 33:5, NLT

“For the LORD is righteous, and he loves justice. Those who do what is right will see his face.”  —Psalm 11:7, NLT

Self-Sufficient

“The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.”  —Acts 17:24–25

Sovereign

“Oh, Sovereign LORD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!”  —Jeremiah 32:17

“If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath, all life would cease, and humanity would turn again to dust.”  —Job 34:14–15, NLT

“‘O Sovereign LORD, I am your servant. You have only begun to show me your greatness and power. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great deeds as yours?”  —Deuteronomy 3:24, NLT

“How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you—there is no other God.”  —2 Samuel 7:22, NLT

“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. Riches and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and it is at your discretion that people are made great and given strength.”  —1 Chronicles 29:11–12, NLT

“O LORD God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.”  —2 Chronicles 20:6

“The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.”  —Psalm 103:19

“For God is the King over all the earth. God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.”  —Psalm 47:7–8, NLT

“The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth.”  —Psalm 135:6, NLT

“The heavens belong to the LORD, but he has given the earth to all humanity.”  —Psalm 115:16, NLT

“By me kings reign, and by me potentates decree righteousness; by me princes rule, as well as nobles and all righteous judges. I will love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.”  —Proverbs 8:15–17

“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, ‘What have you done?’”  —Daniel 4:35

“When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure.”  —Psalm 75:3

“The LORD brings both death and life; He brings some down to the grave but raises others up. The LORD makes one poor and another rich.”  —1 Samuel 2:6–7, NLT

“He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed—the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.”  —Romans 4:17

“He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes—he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord—he placed the world on them.”  —1 Samuel 2:8

“For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him. For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth—only to give it to the one who pleases God…”  —Ecclesiastes 2:25–26

“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down… God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning. The clouds turn around and around under his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. He causes things to happen on earth, either as a punishment or as a sign of his unfailing love.”  —Job 37:6–13, NLT

“But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.”  —1 Corinthians 12:18

“God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them”  —Romans 8:28, NLT

“The LORD Almighty has sworn this oath: ‘It will all happen as I have planned. It will come about according to my purposes.”  —Isaiah 14:24, NLT

“The LORD Almighty has spoken—who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?”  —Isaiah 14:27, NLT

“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation. Everything has been created through him and for him.”  —Colossians 1:15–16, NLT

“… He sustains the universe by the mighty power of his command…”  —Hebrews 1:3, NLT

“… [Jesus] holds all creation together.”  —Colossians 1:17, NLT

“At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”  —Philippians 2:10–11, NLT

“The LORD will reign forever and ever!”  —Exodus 15:18, NLT

Sustainer

“For in him we live and move about and exist.”  —Acts 17:28

“Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.”  —1 Corinthians 8:6

“Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him.”  —2 Chronicles 16:9

“Who are you to pass judgment on another’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.”  —Romans 14:4

“Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence.”  —Jude 1:24

Truthful

“I, the LORD, speak only what is true and right.”  —Isaiah 45:19, NLT

“You are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words are truth.”  —2 Samuel 7:28, NLT

“Every word of God proves true.”  —Proverbs 30:5, NLT

“God is not a man, that he should lie. He is not a human, that he should change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?”  —Numbers 23:19, NLT

“It is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence.”  —Hebrews 6:18, NLT

“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight to life. Reverence for the LORD is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the LORD are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.”  —Psalm 19:7–10, NLT

“The LORD’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.”  —Psalm 12:6, NLT

“Your decrees are perfect; they are entirely worthy of our trust.”  —Psalm 119:138, NLT

“In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”  —Isaiah 55:11

“Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life…’”  —John 14:6, NLT

“I have known from my earliest days that your decrees never change.”  —Psalm 119:152, NLT

“I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”  —John 18:37, NLT

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth.”  —John 14:16–17, NLT

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”  —Mark 13:31

Unchanging

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”  —Hebrews 13:8, NLT

“I am the LORD, and I do not change.”  —Malachi 3:6, NLT

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end, I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come, the Almighty One.”  —Revelation 1:8, NLT

“I am the first and I am the last; apart from Me there is no God.”  —Isaiah 44:6, NIV

“Who has done such mighty deeds, directing the affairs of the human race as each new generation marches by? It is I, the LORD, the First and the Last. I alone am He.”  —Isaiah 41:4, NLT

“Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will remain forever.”  —Matthew 24:35, NLT

“In ages past you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. Even they will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will fade away. But you are always the same; your years never end.”  —Psalm 102:25–27, NLT

“The LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.”  —Psalm 33:11, NLT

“The grass withers, and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”  —Isaiah 40:8

“Though a thousand generations pass, he never forgets his promise.”  —Psalm 105:8, TLB

“That is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will be our guide until we die.”  —Psalm 48:14, NLT