Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
John 13:23
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.
NAS version
See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother's breast; my soul is like a child on its mother's breast.
Bible in Basic English
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
KJV
Psalm 131:2
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke 10: 38-42
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
Psalm 57: 20-21
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. Psalm 91
As beautiful as this life can be, there are many sorrows and difficulties that we must pass through along the way, too, I know. God knows, and loves us so in the midst of them--as He is faithful--on our behalf, and behalf of those we love, to be working all things together for good, just as he says he will, in his Word. Even though circumstances may seem to be shouting otherwise.
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.
Romans 8:28
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11
And that nothing can ever separate us from his immense love for us.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
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?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:31, 32, 35, 37-39
On this post, I'd like to say, that if you have any care/s or concern/s, sorrow/s, confusion/s, or trouble/s, a longing to know God more intimately or be able to trust in his loving care for you to a greater degree--anything that's weighing on your heart, please feel free to leave me a note, here, and I'll be praying for you (and yours). I have a couple of very dear friends that will be so glad to pray for you, too. I won't be publishing any of the requests/comments on this post, so that you can feel free to openly share your heart.
For those that have already written and shared, I'm thinking of you (and yours) and praying for you.
If life is hard for you, just now, may you rest your head upon His bosom, receiving the soft, quieting kiss of his sweetest, all-knowing, compassionate understanding, upon your weary, heavily-burdened mind, and the secure embrace of his all-powerful, tenderly-gentle love, felt all around, and through and through, your entire being. Wherever you may be, whatever you may be passing through. He does see you. He does know--everything. He does understand (far better than even you could ever hope to). He does care--deeply, and weeps with you and for you, holding all of your tears in a bottle. He is at work, taking care of you in ways that you cannot see, and on your behalf, causing all things to work together for good. May he hold you close, and make his love known to you. He does love you so.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
First John 4: 8-10
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. John 3:16
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:12-13
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:34
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another
John 13:35
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
First John 4:7
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
First John 3:11
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
First John 3:23
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
First John 4:11
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
First John 4:12
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Romans 12:10
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law
Romans 13:8
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Galations 5:13
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:2
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
First Thessalonians 3:12
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
First Thessalonians 4:9
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Hebrews 10:24
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
First Peter 1:22
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
Second John 1:5
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Second John verse 6 and Third John verse 4.
Keep yourselves in the love of God.....Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the very presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to our only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.
Much, much, love to you, in Him.
Thanks so much for sharing your hearts and lives with me the past couple of days. The gift is so beautiful to me.
Rest well, today and every day, in Him, dearly beloved.
Tenderly, Jewels
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Isreal; The Lord our God is one Lord:
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other greater than these.
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
And to love him with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God...
Mark 12:28-34
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