Romans 12:12

Living In Love

¹¹ Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. ¹² Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. ¹³ Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.

In Time of Trouble

Patient in Tribulation

Time of Trouble

Christ

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Acts 1:14

All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.Selah

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:13

Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.

Genesis 32:24-26

Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Job 27:8-10

For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?

Psalm 16:9-11

Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.

Psalm 37:7

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.

Psalm 40:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Psalm 55:16-17

But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.

Psalm 71:20-23

You caused me to experience
many troubles and misfortunes,
but You will revive me again.
You will bring me up again,
even from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 73:24-26

You guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward You will take me up in glory.

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Lamentations 3:24-26

I say: The Lord is my portion,
therefore I will put my hope in Him.

Daniel 9:18-19

Listen, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city called by Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You based on our righteous acts, but based on Your abundant compassion.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,

Matthew 5:12

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 8:15

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

Luke 10:20

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Luke 11:5-13

He also said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

Luke 18:1-43

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

Luke 21:19

By your endurance gain your lives.

Acts 2:42

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.

Acts 6:4

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the preaching ministry.”

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

Romans 5:2-4

We have also obtained access through Him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

Romans 15:4

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

2 Corinthians 12:8

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.

Ephesians 6:18-19

Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

Philippians 3:1

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a protection for you.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Philippians 4:6-7

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Colossians 1:11

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy

Colossians 1:27

God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

Rejoice always!

2 Thessalonians 1:4

Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 3:10

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

Titus 2:13

while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:7

so that having been justified by His grace,
we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.

Hebrews 5:7

During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

Hebrews 6:15

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

Hebrews 6:17-19

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

Hebrews 10:32

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,

James 1:3-4

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 5:7

Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.

James 5:10-11

Brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience.

James 5:15-16

The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

1 Peter 2:19-20

For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.

1 Peter 4:7

Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.

1 Peter 4:13

Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.

2 Peter 1:6

knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,

1 John 3:1-3

Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.

1 John 5:14-15

Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.

This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.