SPIRITUAL BIBLICAL MEDICINES
These are scripture verses that you can read and pray daily (from the New International Version [NIV] or New American Standard Bible). Use them as spiritual medications “to be taken regularly”.
Deuteronomy 31:8; “And the Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Joshua 23:14; “Now behold, today I (Joshua) am going the way of all the earth and you know in all your hearts and in your souls that not one word of all the good words (promises) which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.” Remember we as Gentile believers are grafted into the promises given to Israel.
Job 5:7-9; “For man is born for trouble, as sparks fly upward. But as for me, I would seek God, and I would place my cause before God; who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.”
Job 13:15; “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways before Him.”
Job 23:10; “But He (God) knows the way that I take; and when He has tested (tried) me I will come forth as gold.”
2 Chronicles 20:12, 15, 17; King Jehosaphat’s prayer: “For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on Thee. And He (God) said, ‘Listen all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours but God’s. You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf.’”
Psalm 28:7; “The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.”
Psalm 34:4; “I sought the Lord and He answered me and delivered me from all of my fears.”
Psalm 34:19; “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
Psalm 42:5, 11; “Why are you so downcast” (in despair) “O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.”
“Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.”
Psalm 46:1-2; “God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear…..”.
Psalm 46:10; “Be still” (cease striving), “and know that I am God.”
Psalm 62:1-2; “My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.” (New American Standard). Another version states “Find rest O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 71:5-6; “For You have been my hope O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. From birth I have relied on you. You brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.”
Psalm 71:20; “Thou, who hast shown me many troubles and distresses, will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.”
Psalm 90:12; “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 107:19-21; “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His Word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving kindness and for His wonders to the sons of men.”
Psalm 112:6-7; “Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”
Psalm 116: 1-2, 5-6; “I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live…..Gracious is the Lord and righteous. Yes, our God is compassionate. The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low and He saved me.”
Psalm 118:17-18; “I shall not die but live and tell of the works of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely but He has not given me over to death.” (These verses were often quoted by Martin Luther.)
Psalm 119:49-50: “Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my affliction is this: Your promise preserves my life.”
Psalm 119:169-176; “May my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. May my supplication come before You, deliver me according to Your promise (word). May my lips overflow with praise for You teach me Your decrees (statutes). May my tongue sing of Your word, for all Your commands are righteous. May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts. I long for Your salvation O Lord and Your law is my delight. Let me live that I may praise You and may Your laws sustain me. I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant for I have not forgotten Your commandments.”
Psalm 130:5; “I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His Word do I hope.”
Proverbs 4:20-22; “My son, give attention to my words, incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to all their whole body.”
Isaiah 26:3-4; “The steadfast of mind Thou wilt keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in Thee. Trust in the Lord forever for in God, the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.” Alternatively, “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts in You.”
Isaiah 41:10; “Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 55:11; “So shall my word which goes forth from My mouth, it shall not return to Me empty without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8; “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.”
Lamentations 3: 21-23; “This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The Lord’s loving kindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is Thy faithfulness.”
Matthew 6:27; “And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life span?”
Healing of a leper: Matthew 8:4; “And Jesus said to him, ‘See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses prescribed for a testimony to them.’”
Mark 1:44; “and He said to him, ‘See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer up for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.’”
Luke 5:14; “And He ordered him to tell no one ‘but go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing just as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.’”
Matthew 9:20-22; “And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak (the hem of His garment). For she was saying to herself, ‘If I only touch His garment, I shall get well.’ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, ‘Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.’ And at once the woman was made well.”
Matthew 10:29-31; “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from (the will of) your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.” (“So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”)
Matthew 14:35-6; “And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all that were sick; and they began to entreat Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many who touched it were cured.”
Mark 14:36; “Abba Father. All things are possible for Thee; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt.”
Luke 12:6-7; “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Luke 17:14; “And when He saw them, He said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And it came about that as they were going, they were cleansed.”
John 5:8; “Jesus said to him, ‘Arise, take up your pallet and walk.’”
John 9:1-3; “And as He” (Jesus) “passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.’”
John 11:4; “But when Jesus heard it” (Lazarus’ death three days earlier), “He said, ‘This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God (Jesus) may be glorified by it.’”
John 11:25-6; “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me shall live even if he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die.”
John 11:40; “Jesus said to her, ‘did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’”
John 14:27; “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled nor let it be fearful.”
Acts 10:38; “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil for God was with Him.
Romans 8:28; “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 12:1-2; “…….Present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Ephesians 3:20-1; “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us; to Him, be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever.”
1 Corinthians 2:4-5; “My (Pauls’s) message and my (Paul’s) preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your (my) faith might not rest on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.” Otherwise stated, “my faith does not rest on the wisdom of man, it rests on the power of God.”
2 Corinthians 1:8-10; “For we do not want you to be unaware brethren of our affliction……that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves in order that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; who delivered us from so great a peril of death and will deliver us, He on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us.”
2 Corinthians 4:7; “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not of ourselves.”
2 Corinthians 9:8; “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.”
2 Corinthians 12:9; “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
Ephesians 3:20-21; “Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever”.
Philippians 4:6-7; “Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension (understanding) shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
2 Timothy 2:13; “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself.”
Hebrews 10:23; “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 11:1; “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
James 1:2-4; “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
James 5:14-16; “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore confess your sins one to another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”
1 Peter 1:6,7; “you have been distressed by various trials that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire may be found to result in the praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”