Being Confident

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. — read the full passage →

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

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.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. — read the full passage →

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. — read the full passage →

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: — read the full passage →

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. — read the full passage →

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, — read the full passage →

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, — read the full passage →

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.