The verses that hold the book up, gathered for the road — arranged by the season you are in, not the chapter they appear in. Which season are you walking through today?
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?"
— Luke 14:28 (KJV)
"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
— Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."
— Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
— James 1:2–3 (KJV)
"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 (KJV)
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
— Psalm 34:18 (KJV)
"And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus."
— Matthew 14:29 (KJV)
"Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country… unto a land that I will shew thee."
— Genesis 12:1 (KJV)
"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."
— Joshua 1:9 (KJV)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
— John 12:24 (KJV)
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
— Ephesians 4:23–24 (KJV)
"A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house."
— Mark 6:4 (KJV)
"But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to save much people alive."
— Genesis 50:20 (KJV)
"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
— Romans 12:18 (KJV)
"So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how."
— Mark 4:26–27 (KJV)
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
— Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
"For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
— Habakkuk 2:3 (KJV)
"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world [eternity] in their heart."
— Ecclesiastes 3:11 (KJV)
"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."
— Revelation 3:16 (KJV)
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him."
— Revelation 3:20 (KJV)
"Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance."
— Matthew 25:29 (KJV)
"Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee."
— 2 Timothy 1:6 (KJV)
"Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry."
— 2 Timothy 4:11 (KJV)
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee."
— Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
"Then David and his men… arose and departed out of Keilah… And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth."
— 1 Samuel 23:13 (KJV)
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
— Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
"Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him."
— Psalm 105:19 (KJV)
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles."
— Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
— Psalm 30:5 (KJV)
"I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?"
— Nehemiah 6:3 (KJV)
"For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
— 1 Corinthians 16:9 (KJV)
"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."
— Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
"And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
— Esther 4:14 (KJV)
"Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 3:13–14 (KJV)
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."
— 2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)
Every season in these pages appears in the book — with the stories of the men and women who walked it.