Lying Down with Jesus: Inner Journey
Trembling took hold of them there, and pain as of a woman in childbirth. Psalm 48:6 AMPC
You hold my eyes from closing; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. Psalm 77:4 AMPC
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You do hold my right hand. Psalm 73:23 AMPC
You say,
Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice. [Acts 18:10.] Isaiah 41:10 AMPC
I say,
…My soul magnifies and extols the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, For He Who is almighty has done great things for me–and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]! And His mercy (His compassion and kindness toward the miserable and afflicted) is on those who fear Him with godly reverence, from generation to generation and age to age. [Ps. 103:17.] He has laid hold on His servant Israel [to help him, to espouse his cause], in remembrance of His mercy, Luke 1:46-47, 49-50, 54 AMPC
.. Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you]. 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 24 AMPC
Yes!
..we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God [to us sinners] He might experience death for every individual person. And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives. So it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethren in every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic) and faithful High Priest in the things related to God, to make atonement and propitiation for the people’s sins. Hebrews 2:9, 15, 17 AMPC
Yes,
Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that.
…we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] Savior, Who will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself. Philippians 3:16, 20-21 AMPC