Thematic Bible: Encouragement to
Thematic Bible
Benevolence » The duty of » Encouragement to
He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed for he gives of his bread to the poor.
and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will be like midday.
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will reap bountifully.
and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him: Since the people started bringing their gifts to the temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because Jehovah has blessed his people.
He gives freely to poor. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.
The liberal person will prosper. He who waters will be watered.
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. Test me, said Jehovah of Hosts, and see if I will open the windows of heaven and pour out showers of blessing upon you until there is no more want.
Give and it shall be given to you. You will receive a good measure. It will be pressed down, shaken together, running over and they will give it to you. For with the measure that you measure out it will be measured to you also.
Hope » Encouragement to
I will give her vineyards from there and the valley of Achor for a door of hope. She will sing there as in the days of her youth and in the day when she came up out of Egypt.
Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. I declare today: I shall repay you a double portion.
Missionaries » Encouragement to
My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and one brings him back, let him know, that he who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a person from death, and cover a multitude of sins.
The liberal person will prosper. He who waters will be watered.
Instead God chose the foolish things of the world to confuse (shame) the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to confuse (shame) the things that are mighty.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who gains life is wise.
Perseverance » Encouragement to
Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart).
Intercessory prayer » Encouragement to
Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man helps much.
If any man see his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I do not say that he should make request concerning this.