Bible Questions Answered:
“...so many in our group are worried
about all the things happening...”
Helen/ Arcadia, California U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Definitely, our world, hour by hour, is
becoming darker and darker. And yet we have “The Light Of The
World,” with us!
John 8:12 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have The Light Of Life.
And our...
II Timothy 1:7 KJV
“...God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of Power, and of Love, and of a Sound Mind.
Encouragement
For God's People:
Genesis 26:24 KJV
And The Lord appeared unto him
(Isaac) the same night, and said, I am The God Of Abraham thy father:
fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy
seed for My servant Abraham's sake.
Genesis 28:15 KJV
And, behold, I am with thee, and
will keep thee in all places whither thou goest...for I will not
leave thee..."
Exodus 14:`13,14 KJV
13 And Moses said unto the people,
Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of
The Lord, which He will shew to you
to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them
again no more for ever.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and
ye shall hold your peace.
Deuteronomy 31:6
KJV
Be strong and of a good courage,
fear not, nor be afraid of them: for The Lord thy God, He it is that
doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Exodus 33:14 KJV
And He said, My presence shall go
with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Deuteronomy 4:7 NLT
For what great nation has a god as
near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on
him?
Deuteronomy 20:1 KJV
When thou goest out to battle
against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people
more than thou, be not afraid of them: for The Lord thy God is with
thee..."
Deuteronomy
31:6,8 KJV
6 Be strong and of a good courage,
fear not, nor be afraid of them: for The Lord thy God, He it is that
doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
8 And The Lord,
He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not
fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Joshua 1:9 KJV
This is my
command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged.
For The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
I Kings 17:13 KJV
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not;
go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first,
and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
II Kings 6:16 KJV (Elisha and
his servant)
And he answered, Fear not: for they
that be with us are more than they that be with them.
Psalm 9:9 NLT
The Lord is a Shelter for the
oppressed a Refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 16:8 NLT
I know The Lord is always with me. I
will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.
Psalm 23:4 KJV
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with
me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psallm 28:7 KJV
The Lord is my strength and my
shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart
greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.
Psalm 32:7,8 NLT
7 For you are my Hiding Place; you
protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.
Interlude
8 The Lord says, “I will guide you
along the best pathway for your life.
Psalm
34:4,8,17-19 KJV
4
I sought The Lord,
and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.8 O taste and see
that
The Lord is good: blessed is
the man that trusteth in Him.
17 The righteous cry, and The Lord heareth, and delivereth them
out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that
are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the
righteous: but The Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 37:4 KJV
Delight thyself also in The Lord:
and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Psalm 42:11 NLT
Why am I discouraged? Why is my
heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again—
my Savior and my God!
Psalm 46:1-3 KJV
1 God is our Refuge and Strength, a
very present Help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though
the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the
midst of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and
be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Selah.
Psalm 55:22 NLT
Give your burdens to The Lord, and
He will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and
fall.
Psalm 56:3,4 KJV
3 What time I
am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will
praise His Word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what
flesh can do unto me.
Psalm 118:14-16 NLT
14 The Lord is
my strength and my song; He has given me victory.
15 Songs of joy
and victory are sung in the camp of the Godly. The strong right arm
of
The Lord has
done glorious things!
16 The strong
right arm of The Lord is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of
The Lord has done glorious things!
Psalm
119:25,50,71,114,115 NLT
25 I lie in the
dust; revive me by your Word.
50 Your Promise
revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.
71 My suffering
was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your Decrees.
114 You are my
refuge and my shield; your Word is my source of hope.
115 Get out of
my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the Commands of
my God.
Psalm 120:1 KJV
In my distress
I cried unto The Lord, and He heard me.
Psalm 125:2 KJV
As the mountains are round about
Jerusalem, so The Lord is round about His people from henceforth even
for ever.
Proverbs 18:10
KJV
The name of The Lord is a strong
tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 30:5
KJV
Every Word Of God is pure: He is a
shield unto them that put their trust in Him.
Proverbs 31:24
KJV
Be of good courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in The Lord.
Isaiah 26:3,4
KJV
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in The Lord for ever: for
in The Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 40:31 NLT
But those who trust in The Lord will
find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They
will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 41:10,13 KJV
10 Fear thou not; for I am with
thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea,
I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My
righteousness.
13 For I The Lord thy God will hold
thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Isaiah 43:1-3 KJV
1 But now thus saith The Lord that
created thee, (God's people) and He that formed thee...Fear not: for
I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.
2 When thou passest through the
waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be
burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am The Lord thy God, The
Holy One Of Israel, thy Savior..."
Jeremiah 29:11
KJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith The Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Zephaniah 3:17
KJV
The Lord thy
God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, he will rejoice
over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee
with singing.
Matthew 9:2 KJV
And, behold, they brought to him a
man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith
said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.
Matthew 10:29-32 KJV
29 What is the price of two
sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the
ground without your Father knowing it.
30 And the very hairs on your head
are all numbered.
31 So don’t be afraid; you are
more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
32 “Everyone who acknowledges Me
publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before My Father in
heaven.
Matthew 11:28-30 KJV
28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My
burden is light.
Matthew 14:26,27 KJV
26 And when the disciples saw Him
walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and
they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto
them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 17:5-7 KJV
5 While he yet spake, behold, a
bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud,
which said, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear
ye Him.
6 And when the disciples heard it,
they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7 And Jesus came and touched them,
and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Matthew 18:20 KJV
For where two or three are gathered
together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 28:20 KJV
Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.
John 14:1-4,18,27 KJV
1 Let not your
heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 In My
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have
told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I
go ye know, and The Way ye know.
18 I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you.
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace
I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33 KJV
These things I have spoken unto you,
that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Acts 23:11 KJV
And the night following The Lord
stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast
testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Acts 27:22-25 KJV
22 And now I exhort you to be of
good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you,
but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night
The Angel Of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must
be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that
sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good
cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
Romans
8:6,28,31,38,39 KJV
6 For to be
carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace.
28 And we know
that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to His purpose.
31 What shall
we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
38 For I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height,
nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 15:13 KJV
Now the God of
hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound
in hope, through the power of The Holy Ghost.
I Corinthians
10:13 KJV
The temptations in your life are no
different from what others experience. And God is Faithful. He will
not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are
tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.
II Corinthians
1:3,4 NLT
3 All praise to God, The Father Of
Our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our Merciful Father and the source of
all comfort.
4 He comforts us in all our troubles
so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be
able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
II Corinthians
4:16-18 KJV
16 That is why we never give up.
Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
17 For our present troubles are
small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory
that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
18 So we don’t look at the
troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that
cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the
things we cannot see will last forever.
Galatians 6:9
KJV
And let us not be weary in well
doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Ephesians
3:14-17 NLT
14 When I think of all this, I fall
to my knees and pray to The Father,
15 the Creator of everything in
heaven and on earth.
16 I pray that from His glorious,
unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through
His Spirit.
17 Then Christ will make His home in
your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s
love and keep you strong.
Philippians
4:6,7,13 NLT
6 Don’t worry about anything;
instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him
for all He has done.
7 Then you will experience God’s
peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard
your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
13 I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me.
Colossians 3:15
KJV
And let the peace of God rule in
your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye
thankful.
I Thessalonians
5:11 NLT
So encourage each other and build
each other up, just as you are already doing.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"...for He hath said, I will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I Peter 5:7 KJV
Casting all your care upon Him; for
He careth for you.
Revelation 1:17 KJV
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet
as if I were dead. But He laid His right hand on me and said, “Don’t
be afraid! I am The First And The Last.
Read some of these verses ever day, and
be encouraged in The Lord. Our Lord is with His people, and if He is
with us, then we, if living faithfully to Him, will always be
victorious.
Prayer
Isaiah 45:22 KJV
Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all
the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
John 6:37,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.