God wants us to be humble like children

Mt 18:4, 5(God wants us to be humble like children)

                ⁴ Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

Mt 19:14(Kingdom of heaven belongs to humble)

                ¹⁴ Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

1 Pet 2:2(we should be craving for spiritual milk like new born babies, so that we will grow)

                ² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation

Mk 9:37(Whoever welcomes humble welcomes God)

                ³⁷ “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

we should not be afraid

Mt 17:7(Jesus told His disciples not to be afraid, when they were terrified of the voice from cloud)

                ⁷ But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”

Mt 14:27(Jesus told His disciples not to be afraid, when He was walking on the water)

            ²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
 ²⁷ But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

Da10:12(Angel of God told Daniel not to be afraid)

                ¹² Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

Mt 28:10(Jesus Instructed His disciples not to be afraid after He has risen)

                ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Lk1:13, 30

                (Angel of God said to Zechariah not to be afraid as his prayer has been heard)

                ¹³ But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

                (Angel said to Mary not be afraid as she has found favor with God)

³⁰ But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.

Lk2:10(Shepherds were told by an angel not to be afraid)

                ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

Acts 18:9(Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and said not to be afraid)

                ⁹ One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.

Acts 23:11(Lord told Paul to take courage to testify God)

                ¹¹ The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

Rev 1:17(Angel of God told John not to be afraid)

                ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

we should be listening to God

Mt 17:5(we should be listening to God)

                ⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

Acts 3:22, 23(we must listen to God in everything He tells us)

            ²² For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.

                ²³ Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people

Deut 18:15, 18(God expects us to listen to Jesus)

            ¹⁵ The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

¹⁸ I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

Acts 7:37(Moses foretold the coming of Jesus)

                ³⁷ “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people

Luke 2:25-35(Simeon took Jesus in his arms and praising God)

²⁸ Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

                ²⁹ “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation, ³¹ which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”

God provides redemption for His people

Psalm 111:9(God provides redemption for His people)

                ⁹ He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever—
   holy and awesome is his name.

Psalm 34:22(The LORD will rescue his servants)

                ²² The LORD will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

Psalm 103:4(God redeems our life from the pit)

                ⁴ who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

Psalm 130:7(we should put our hope in the Lord for with Him is full redemption)

                ⁷ Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

Luke 1:68(God is with His people to redeem them)

                ⁶⁸ “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

God’s precepts are trustworthy and steadfast forever

Psalm 111:8(God’s words are trustworthy and established forever)

                ⁷ The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

                ⁸ They are established forever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.

Psalm 119:89,152,160

                (Lord’s word is eternal)

⁸⁹ Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

                (God’s statutes are established forever)

¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.

                (God’s laws are righteous and eternal)

¹⁶⁰ All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

Isa 40:8(The word of our God endures forever)

                ⁸ The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

Mt 5:18(God’s law is accomplishing)

            ¹⁸ For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

God provides food for those fear Him

Psalm 111:5(God provides food for those fear Him)

                ⁵ He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.

Gen1:30(God gives food all the creatures)

            ³⁰ And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Psalm 37:25(Righteous and their children will not be forsaken)

                ²⁵ I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
   or their children begging bread.

Mt 6:31-33(God provides for our needs)

                ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Job 38:41(God provides for the raven, when its young cry out to God)

                ⁴¹ Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?

Psalm 78:25(God sends us all the food we could eat)

                ²⁵ Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.

Psalm 104:14,27(God makes the plants grow for people)

                ¹⁴ He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:

                (All creatures look to God to give them their food at the proper time)

                ²⁷ All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

Psalm 111:5(God provides food for those who fear him)

                ⁵ He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.

Lord is gracious and compassionate

Psalm 111:4(The LORD is gracious and compassionate)

                ⁴ He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

Dt 4:31(The LORD our God is a merciful God)

            ³¹ For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

Psalm 86:15(But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God)

                ¹⁵ But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

Psalm 51:1(God has blotted out our transgressions according to His great compassion)

                ¹ Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 103:8(The LORD is compassionate and gracious)

                ⁸ The LORD is compassionate and gracious,  slow to anger, abounding in love.

Psalm 116:5(The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion)

                ⁵ The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Psalm 145:8(The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love)

                ⁸ The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.