Guidance & Direction Verses
Let God's word be a lamp to your feet. Verses on divine direction, purpose, and life's calling.
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of {that} way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained {their} purpose, loosing {thence}, they sailed close by Crete.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on {us}, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from {their} purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast {themselves} first {into the sea}, and get to land:
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; {with: or, in}
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. {among: or, in}