Pastoring Guidance and Protection.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Proverbs 27:23
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. Ezekiel 34:11
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. John 21:16
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:6, 7
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 1 Corinthians 3:10
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 1 Corinthians 9:11
He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof , not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 1 Peter 5:2
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Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. Leviticus 25:18
The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. Deuteronomy 33:12
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it : and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 2 Samuel 7:29
And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 2 Samuel 8:6
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 1 Chronicles 17:8
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Psalms 21:7-9
But the king shall rejoice in God; but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Psalms 63:11A
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. Psalms 132:17,18
Protection
Pastoring / Guidance and Protection.It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. Psalms 144:10
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Deuteronomy 33:27A
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. Psalms 4:8
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalms 16:8
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Psalms 34:7
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 46:1
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Psalms 91:9, 10
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Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalms 127:1
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Proverbs 3:26
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. Proverbs 14:26
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. Proverbs 21:31
he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Proverbs 30:5B
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7