Teaching Fall Like Rain...

Let my teaching fall like rain
    and my words descend like dew,
like showers on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

~ Deuteronomy 32:2 (NIV)

Watch and Pray

 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ~ Jesus Matthew 26:41

Don't Trust in Riches

Those who trust in their riches will fall,
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

~ Proverbs 11:28 (NIV)

He Holds You...

Though they stumble, they will never fall,
    for the Lord holds them by the hand.

~ Psalm 37:24 (NLT)

Victory...

Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
~ Proverbs 11:14 (NASB)

The LORD Holds Them...

The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
    He delights in every detail of their lives.
24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,
    for the Lord holds them by the hand.
~ Psalm 37:23-24 (NLT)

Trust in Riches?

Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. 

~ Proverbs 11:28 (NIV)

Trust in the Name of the Lord

7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
    but we rise up and stand firm. ~ Psalm 20:7-8 (NIV)

Steps of a Good Man

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

~ Psalm 37:23-24 (NKJV)

Hope in the Lord

28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

~ Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)

Though You Stumble...

23 The Lord makes firm the steps
    of the one who delights in Him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
    for the Lord upholds him with His hand.

~ Psalm 37:23-24(NIV)

The Word of God Endures Forever

The grass withers and the flowers fall,
    but the word of our God endures forever.”

~ Isaiah 40:8(NIV)

Hope in the Lord

29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:29-31 (NIV)

Foundation on the Rock

The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ~ Matthew 7:25 (NIV)

Trust in the Name of the LORD our God

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They collapse and fall,
    but we rise and stand upright.

~ Psalm 20:7-8 (ESV)

Run & Not Grow Weary

28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

~ Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)

Foundation: Rock or Sand?

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” ~ Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV 1984)

A Cord of Three Strands

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (ESV)

Cast Your Cares on the Lord

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. ~ Psalm 55:22 (NIV 1984)

Get Up Again!

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. (NIV 1984)

for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes. (NIV)

for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. (ESV)

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity. (NASB)

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. (ASV)

~ Proverbs 24:16