Seeking him is not in vain
Isaiah 45:19 - I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.
Spiritual Sacrifices
1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Gracious and Compassionate is He
Isaiah 30:18 - Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
When He comes, things change
John 4:5 - So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Forgetting God!
Isaiah 17:10a - You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.
Spiritual Battles
Isaiah 14:32b – "The Lord has established Zion".
God’s View of Circumstances
Isaiah 8:12 – Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
Hungering and Thirsting for God
Matthew 5:6 – Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Shining (not living) in the darkness
Isaiah 60:1-2 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Fearless Confident and Honouring
Psalm 27:3 - Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.