Selected quotations for Sunday

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26

Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139: 23, 24

The Eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33:27a

The glory of God and our own happiness are so connected that if we regularly seek the one, we must attain the other. Grant me wisdom. Matthew Henry

And he said to the judges: "Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 2 Chronicles 19:6

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Happiness is "like a young deer, fleet and beautiful" which after the kill becomes "a piece of stinking flesh. Malcom Muggeridge

My son, fear the LORD and the king; do not associate with those who are given to change. Proverb 24:21

Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11

A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2

Fear is a deadly enemy. Let us remember, when we are tempted to tremble, that "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (II Tim. 1:7). Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. for God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. Ecclesiates 12:13,14