Bible Questions Answered:
“Flooding, tornados, war how can a person help but be depressed these days?'
Deanna/ St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
A Christian must not look back or give up hope.
Genesis 19:26 KJV
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Lot's wife, looked back, wanting to go back, but she was only met with judgment.
Peter, looked at earthly shaking events and....
Matthew 14:29,30 KJV
29 And He said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Our Lord once said these words...
Luke 9:62 KJV
“...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
An old saying “When the out look, looks bleak, try the up look!”
As Christian people, our answer, our hope, is not in or from this world!
OK, read that again.
As Christian people, our answer, our hope comes from above, hence, let us “look up.”
Psalm 5:3 KJV (Prayer an essential key to victory!)
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Psalm 34:5 KJV
They looked unto Him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Psalm 63:2 KJV
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalm 98:3 KJV
"...all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God."
Isaiah 9:2 KJV
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Mark 8:25 KJV
After that He put His hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
Luke 2:30 KJV
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke 21:28 KJV
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Romans 1:20 KJV
For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead;
II Corinthians 4:18 KJV
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Hebrews 11:10,13 KJV (Apostle Paul, speaking of Abraham.)
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Hebrews 12:2 KJV
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;"
I Peter 1:8 KJV
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
I John 1:1-3 KJV
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life;
2 (For the Life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that Eternal Life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Dwight L. Moody's favorite Bible verse.
Psalm 56:3 KJV
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
