Over Confident

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

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

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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

for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.

Some trustin chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

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

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

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

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

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

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

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

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.

Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. — read the full passage →

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

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

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

And Jehovah, 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.

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

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

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. — read the full passage →

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. [Selah

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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

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

He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

And it came to pass, when all our enemies heardthereof, that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

neither present your members unto sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.