45 Bible Verses about Stability
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As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?
"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.
For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness."
Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.
Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock. Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.read more.
The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"
Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him -- if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God. They will fall down, but we will stand firm.
He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that -- whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent -- I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror. For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was. But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out -- he will be blessed in what he does.
Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.
For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ. Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering. And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.
We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.'"
A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.
Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the Lord your God gave you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!
David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.
Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.
Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David's family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.
From Thematic Bible
Stability » Of character
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred."
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Job, in his religious life
But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.
My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » A man of God, in refusing a reward
But the prophet said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place.
He was loyal to the Lord and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to Moses.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Christ, in going to the cross
They were devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Josiah, in his duties as a king
He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Peter and john
But Peter and John replied, "Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide, for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Three hebrew captives
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don't serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected."
Trust » Leads to » Stability
A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.