Brokenness

 

1. Isaiah 41:10
   “¹⁰ fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
2. Job 8:5-7
   “⁵ If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy, ⁶ if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation. ⁷ And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.”
3. Psalm 18:6
   “⁶ In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.”
4. Psalm 28:7
   “⁷ The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
5. Psalm 34:18
   “¹⁸ The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
6. Psalm 42:5
   “⁵ Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation.”
7. Psalm 51:15-17
   “¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. ¹⁶ For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. ¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
8. Psalm 69:32-33
   “³² When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. ³³ For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.”
9. Psalm 71:20
   “²⁰ You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.”
10. Psalm 72:12
    “¹² For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.”
11. Psalm 147:3
    “³ He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
12. Matthew 5:3
    “³ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
13. John 10:10
    “¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
14. John 14:1
    “¹ Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
15. 2 Corinthians 5:17
    “¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
16. 2 Corinthians 12:9
    “⁹ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
17. Hebrews 4:15-16
    “¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. ¹⁶ Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
18. Revelation 21:3-4
    “⁴ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. ⁴ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’”