Springtime

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; — read the full passage →

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. — read the full passage →

That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. — read the full passage →

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; — read the full passage →

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: — read the full passage →

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: — read the full passage →

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; — read the full passage →

And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

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: — read the full passage →

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, — read the full passage →

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: — read the full passage →

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

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

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. — read the full passage →

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

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:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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,

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 →

I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. — read the full passage →

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: — read the full passage →

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, — read the full passage →

And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.