Kept by the Power of God

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“Through Faith unto Salvation."— 1 Peter 1:5⁵Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:5)

Jesus

Thus saith Jesus—I will keep Isa. 55:44

In safety My defenseless sheep, John 10:11¹¹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. (John 10:11)

From sin and endless misery. John 10:27²⁷My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (John 10:27)

Trusting soul, I will keep THEE. John 6:37³⁷All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37)

Soul

Lord, I believe Thy word is sure, Psa. 93:5⁵Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever. (Psalm 93:5)

But I am ignorant and poor, Rev. 3:17¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Revelation 3:17)

My goodness reaches not to Thee— Psa. 16:2²O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; (Psalm 16:2)

For mercy's sake, wilt thou keep me? Psa. 109:26²⁶Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: (Psalm 109:26)

Jesus

I passed by the rich and brave— Mark 2:17¹⁷When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Mark 2:17)

Thee, needy soul, I came to save; Luke 19:1¹And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. (Luke 19:1)

The poor in spirit blessed be— Matt. 5:3 4

Oh! trust me, then; I will keep thee. Isa. 26:3, 4³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. ⁴Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: (Isaiah 26:3‑4)

Soul

But, Lord, I have a deeper wound, Psa. 51:4⁴Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. (Psalm 51:4)

An evil heart within I've found— Jer. 27:9⁹Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: (Jeremiah 27:9)

My nature's enmity with Thee; Rom. 8:7⁷Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. (Romans 8:7)

Offended King; wilt Thou keep me? Isa. 27:3³I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. (Isaiah 27:3)

Jesus

Of old thy evil I beheld, Psa. 53:2, 3²God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. ³Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Psalm 53:2‑3)

Yet was with love and pity filled; Ezek. 16:5, 6⁵None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. ⁶And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. (Ezekiel 16:5‑6)

I therefore died to set thee free.— 1 Cor. 15:3³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; (1 Corinthians 15:3)

For My own sake I will keep thee. Ezek. 36:21, 22²¹But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. ²²Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. (Ezekiel 36:21‑22)

Soul

Yea, I have proved Thy power, my God, Eph. 2:5⁵Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Ephesians 2:5)

And felt Thy efficacious blood; Eph. 2:13¹³But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)

But sin remains, though I it flee— Rom. 7:18¹⁸For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. (Romans 7:18)

Wilt thou preserve backsliding me? Jer. 3:22²²Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God. (Jeremiah 3:22)

Jesus

Before I wrought upon thy will, Phil. 2:13¹³For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13)

I knew how treacherous thou wouldst deal, Isa. 48:8⁸Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. (Isaiah 48:8)

I did thy base transgressions see. Amos 5:12¹²For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. (Amos 5:12)

And yet resolved I would keep thee. Hosea 14:4⁴I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. (Hosea 14:4)

But thou shalt conqueror be at length; Rom. 8:37³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (Romans 8:37)

Till then I will renew thy strength. Isa. 40:29²⁹He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. (Isaiah 40:29)

Sin shall not have the victory; Rom. 6:14¹⁴For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. (Romans 6:14)

Only believe—I will keep thee. Isa. 41¹⁴Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 41:14), 44

Soul

Permit me once again to speak— Job 40:4, 5⁴Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. ⁵Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. (Job 40:4‑5)

Sometimes thy face in tears I seek, Jer. 51:9⁹We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. (Jeremiah 51:9)

And oft a gloomy vail I see, Psa. 67:7, 9⁷God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. (Psalm 67:7)

Canst Thou be wroth, and yet keep me? Hosea 5:15¹⁵I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. (Hosea 5:15)

Jesus

Let then, this answer thee suffice, 2 Cor. 12:9⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

In anger I do not chastise, Heb. 12:6⁶For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. (Hebrews 12:6)

More fervent be thy cry—thy plea, Lam. 2:19¹⁹Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. (Lamentations 2:19)

For, as live, I will keep thee. Rev. 3:10¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Revelation 3:10)

But if thou shouldst forsake thy God Ps. 89:30

Then will I visit with the rod. Psa. 89:32³²Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. (Psalm 89:32)

I may-correct to a degree, Jer. 30:11¹¹For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. (Jeremiah 30:11)

Nevertheless, I will keep thee. Psa. 89:33³³Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. (Psalm 89:33)

Soul

But, ah! I feel temptation strong, 1 Cor. 10:13¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

And if my journey should be long, Isa. 49:9⁹That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. (Isaiah 49:9)

I fear I shall dishonor Thee, Psa. 121:3³He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. (Psalm 121:3)

Wilt Thou continue to keep me? Psa. 121:7, 8⁷The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. ⁸The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. (Psalm 121:7‑8)

Jesus

Can I forsake my heart's delight? Isa 49:15, 16¹⁵Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. ¹⁶Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. (Isaiah 49:15‑16)

Thy end is precious in My sight, Psa. 116:15¹⁵Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15)

I conquered Death on Calvary, Heb. 2:14, 15¹⁴Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:14‑15)

And from its sting I will keep thee. 1 Cor. 15:55, 57⁵⁵O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55)
⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)

I will be near thy dying bed— Isa. 25:8⁸He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 25:8)

Amid the waves sustain thy head; Isa. 43:2²When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isaiah 43:2)

My rod, My staff. thy help shall be, Psa. 23:4⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)

In perfect peace I will keep thee. Isa. 26:3³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (Isaiah 26:3)

I am the Ark that goes before, Joshua 4:7, 2⁷Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. (Joshua 4:7)
²Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, (Joshua 4:2)

to guide the pilgrims safe to shore; John 14:3³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:3)

At My rebuke shall Jordan flee— Psa. 114:5, 7⁵What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? (Psalm 114:5)
⁷Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; (Psalm 114:7)

In life, in death, I will keep thee. Psa. 48:4⁴For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. (Psalm 48:4)

Then, then, My sister, then, My spouse, Song of Sol. 4:10¹⁰How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! (Song of Solomon 4:10)

I will fulfil My sacred vows, Eph. 5:26, 28²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Ephesians 5:26)
²⁸So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. (Ephesians 5:28)

And thou in bliss My glory see, John 17:24²⁴Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:24)

When on My throne I've placed thee Rev. 3:1¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Revelation 3:1)

Soul.

It is enough, My Lord! my Love ! Luke 2:29, 30²⁹Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: ³⁰For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, (Luke 2:29‑30)

The hills, the mountains roust remove, Isa. 54:10¹⁰For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. (Isaiah 54:10)

But I shall still unshaken be— Psa. 46:2²Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; (Psalm 46:2)

Thy word is passed, Thou wilt keep me. Rom. 8:3, 39³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)
³⁹Nor 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 8:39)

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