30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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"'Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.
And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.
"I am going to send an angel before you to protect you as you journey and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
"As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel!
The Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
But just as it is written, "Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him."
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
And I saw the holy city -- the new Jerusalem -- descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
"Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although they are a rebellious house.
By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.
"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.
If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?
So when he came into the world, he said, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.
By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God's command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.
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Preparation » Day of
The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, here is your king!"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
The Lord God appointed a little plant and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue him from his misery. Now Jonah was very delighted about the little plant.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
There are many dwelling places in my Father's house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.
But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
But just as it is written, "Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him."
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord."
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing
Then one of the elders asked me, "These dressed in long white robes -- who are they and where have they come from?" So I said to him, "My lord, you know the answer." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the Lord's temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word of the Lord.
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the Lord's temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word of the Lord.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
and he said, "This is what the Lord says, 'Make many cisterns in this valley,' for this is what the Lord says, 'You will not feel any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water and you and your cattle and animals will drink.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
He said, "Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can. Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it."
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
Elisha sent out a messenger who told him, "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan; your skin will be restored and you will be healed."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!" Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days."
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
and said to him, "Go wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated "sent"). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Psalm 39:4"O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.