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James 5:7-8
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
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Leviticus 26:4
I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
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Philippians 4:4
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again— rejoice!
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Hosea 6:3
Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”
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Isaiah 12:2-6
See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!In that wonderful day you will sing:“ Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
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Deuteronomy 11:14
then he will send the rains in their proper seasons— the early and late rains— so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil.
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Psalms 149:2
O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
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Isaiah 41:16
You will toss them into the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in the Lord. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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Zechariah 10:1
Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.
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Habakkuk 3:17-18
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
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Philippians 3:1
Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.
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Deuteronomy 28:12
The Lord will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.
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Zechariah 10:7
The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine. Their children, too, will see it and be glad; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.
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Psalms 32:11-33:1
So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
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Zephaniah 3:14-17
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!For the Lord will remove his hand of judgment and will disperse the armies of your enemy. And the Lord himself, the King of Israel, will live among you! At last your troubles will be over, and you will never again fear disaster.On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,“ Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
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Philippians 3:3
For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
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Psalms 28:7
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
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Isaiah 30:23
Then the Lord will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.
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Joel 2:28-29
“ Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants— men and women alike.
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Jeremiah 3:3
That’s why even the spring rains have failed. For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.
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Jeremiah 5:24
They do not say from the heart,‘ Let us live in awe of the Lord our God, for he gives us rain each spring and fall, assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.’
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Galatians 4:26-27
But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.As Isaiah said,“ Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband!”
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Psalms 95:1-3
Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him.For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods.
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Job 33:23
“ But if an angel from heaven appears— a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he is upright—
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Isaiah 30:21
Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say,“ This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
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Psalms 104:34
May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
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Luke 1:46-47
Mary responded,“ Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
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Amos 4:7
“ I kept the rain from falling when your crops needed it the most. I sent rain on one town but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.
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Isaiah 61:10
I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
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Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.
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Proverbs 16:15
When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
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Lamentations 4:2
See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter.
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Psalms 72:6-7
May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.
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Ephesians 4:8-11
That is why the Scriptures say,“ When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.”Notice that it says“ he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
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Zechariah 9:13
Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.