Burdens be lifted up (2/4)

If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But… Ecclesiastes 4:10

If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 relationships friendship neighbor
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
James 4:10 God humility reward

The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.”
Isaiah 57:15 holiness salvation life
Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
Romans 8:32 sacrifice Father receiving
When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
Mark 16:19 Jesus ascension heaven
I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
Psalm 121:1-2 creation encouragement dependence
I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
Psalm 94:18 reliability love dependence
A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.
Proverbs 15:1 speaking gentleness anger
When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.
Acts 3:26 resurrection Jesus blessing
The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
1 Samuel 2:7 money almighty humility
So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 encouragement learning neighbor
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9 righteousness reward patience
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
Luke 9:16-17 miracles food prayer
“Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
Matthew 20:18-19 easter Jesus sacrifice
You light a lamp for me.
The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 dependence protection light
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly.
Psalm 146:8 sickness healing righteousness
If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
Matthew 10:38 suffering Jesus following
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 law family children
Worry weighs a person down;
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
Proverbs 12:25 speaking worrying heart
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 6:19-20 greed materialism heaven
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 fear strength worrying
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 law righteousness relationships
How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
Psalm 31:19 trust fear blessing
Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
Psalm 63:3-4 love life worship
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 healing heart sickness

I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds.