Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: Compassion Ministries, Mentor's Guide, MG16

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D O I N G J U S T I C E A N D L O V I N G M E R C Y : C O M P A S S I O N M I N I S T R I E S

• Prov. 16.1 - The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. • Prov. 16.9 - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. • Prov. 21.1 - The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. • Prov. 21.30 - No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord. • Isa. 14.24-27 - The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, [25] that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder. [26] This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. [27] For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?” • Isa. 46.10 - . . . declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, “My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” • Dan. 4.34-35 - At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; [35] all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?” • Acts 5.38-39 - “So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; [39] but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice. • Eph. 1.11 - In himwe have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.

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