36 Scriptures for Encouragement

What do you do when a friend is down but you just don’t know what to say? God knew what to say. Why not send a text once a day with some encouraging passage of Scripture? Here are 36 to choose from:

Job 38-42—God is awesome!Psalm 5—Protect me!Psalm 16—God is my only goodPsalm 18—God responds to my trouble with creation-rattling zealPsalm 23—The Lord is my ShepherdPsalm 25—I look to You for satisfaction, guidance, redemptionPsalm 32—Blessed is the forgiven sinner!Psalm 34—God is near to the brokenheartedPsalm 36—The Lord is the source of all goodPsalm 37—Do not fret over the successes of the wickedPsalm 42-43—I long for God, my soul is downcastPsalm 46—God is our refuge and is more powerful than any threatPsalm 51—Have mercy on me, a sinner!Psalm 62—My soul finds rest in God alonePsalm 63—I long for God in a dry and weary landPsalm 77—Comfort from recalling God’s past deedsPsalm 84—I long and faint to be in Your presencePsalm 90—You are our home, satisfy us with Your lovePsalm 91—God will protect youPsalm 93—The Lord reigns!Psalm 103—Praise Him for forgiving, redeeming, restoring love!Psalm 121—God will watch over youPsalm 125—The LORD preserves His peoplePsalm 131—I have stilled and quieted my soul hoping in YouPsalm 139—You know me thoroughlyLamentations 3—His mercies are new every morningIsaiah 40—Comfort for God’s peopleIsaiah 42—The Compassionate MessiahIsaiah 55—Come, all you who are thirsty!Isaiah 57:14-21—Comfort for the contriteMatthew 5:1-13—Blessed are the needy and persecutedMatthew 6:25-34—Don’t worry – look at how God cares for the birds!John 13-15—Let not your hearts be troubledRomans 8—Nothing can separate you from His love2 Corinthians 4:6-18—Our frailty glorifies Him, and our suffering accomplishes glory for us.Revelation 3:7-13—Hold on until I come!

Another great way to encourage someone is to remind him of God’s great and precious promises. For a list of promises for each of the common problems in life, click here.

For a deep dive into what Scripture says about how to encourage, see chapter three of the book Wise Counsel: Applying the Word of God to Life’s Problems.

 

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