January 21, 2023

Words of Encouragement, Jan 18 2023, Ep 590

SCRIPTURES:

A SYMPATHETIC HIGH PRIEST ~ Hebrews 4:15-16
"For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

MORE VERSES ON THE GOD OF COMPASSION ~

1 Peter 3:8, Be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
Lamentations 3:22-23, Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Psalm 103:13, As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Colossians 3:12, Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Ephesians 4:32, Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, even as God for Christ sake forgave you."

2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Zechariah 7:9-10, This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’

Isaiah 49:15-16, Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

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!

1 Peter 3:8, Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.