Scriptures For Commencement
Commencement
Commencement: n. 1.act or fact of commencing; beginning. 2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year (a season) 3. the day on which this takes place (this day, any day)
Conferring: v. to bestow as a gift, favor, or honor upon a recipient
Prepare: v. to make ready, or put in due condition for something
The milestone of this moment, binds all that’s in the past,
A future now awaits you… the possibilities are vast.
Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Colossians 4:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Lamentations 3:22-23 ... His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
Proverbs 23:18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Mark :23 “If you can?” said Jesus, “Everything is possible for him who believes.”
Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God;
all things are possible with God.”
The tests that lay ahead… you will not always get a grade.
And, there will be re-testing, depending on the choices made.
1Thessalonians 3:3 …, so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.
You know quite well that we were destined for them.
James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Psalm 66:9-10 He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping;
For You, O God, tested us; You refined us like silver.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Ephesians 5:15-17 Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity… Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Acknowledging the Father, for His grace along the way.
Remember, all that’s now behind you… prepared you for this day.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight.
John 1:16 From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.
Acts 15:11 We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved.
1Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect.
Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, and the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Your future holds the victories… the blessings, joy and sorrow…
Know, that each day you are given… prepares you for tomorrow.
Psalm 60:12 With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies.
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.
Psalm 118:15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
Romans 10:12 – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him,
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
2Corinthians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion
and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those
in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
2 Timothy 2:20-21In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
Recall the humble walk of One, with power at His command,
Pride forsaken by a servant, that He’d give His life, for man.
Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
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Romans 8:31 … If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son,
but gave Him up for us all – how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Daniel 4:37 … praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything He does is right
and all His ways are just. And those who walk in pride He is able to humble.
The pathway to maturity… extends beyond our view,
Eyes to see, and ears to hear… what the Father has for you.
Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
All of us who are mature should take such a view of things.
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Ephesians 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know
the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
and His incomparably great power for us who believe.
Rev 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes,
I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Your destiny awaits you, with The Master’s plan behind it,
A hope and future just for you… seek Him, and you will find it.
1Corinthians 2:7 … we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden
and that God destined for our glory before time began.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.”
The wonders that He has for you… receive with expectation.
There is a purpose that awaits you, so embrace the preparation.
Psalm 9:1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.
Daniel 4:3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
His dominion endures from generation to generation.
John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in My name.
Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
John 20:22 And with that He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy spirit.”
Isaiah 64:3 For when You did awesome things that we did not expect,
You came down, and the mountains trembled before You.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test,
he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Romans 8:28-30 For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son… and those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified;
those He justified, He also glorified.
Ephesians 4:11-13 It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
The journey is your purpose… That you’d reflect His light.
He’ll be your lamp along the path, for you are His delight.
John 15:16 “You did not choose Me, but I chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last.”
Luke 6:44 “Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.”
Isaiah 58:10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Matthew 5:16 … let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds
and praise your Father in heaven.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light for my path.
Zephaniah3:17 The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Each mountain you encounter… climb, to glorify His name.
The One who never will forsake you, the One that always is the same.
Romans 8:37 …in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan
of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we,
who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory.
1Corinthians 13:2 … if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Deuteronomy 31:6 “…for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you”
Psalm 102:27 But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Let the knowledge of His Word, the understanding of His love,
The wisdom of the Spirit, be yours… from One above.
Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of God stands forever.”
Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory,
the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Psalm 36:5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 147:11 The LORD delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love.
Proverbs 24:3-4 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life,
by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you;”
John 3:31 “The One who comes from above is above all; “
Revelation 19:13,16 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is the Word of God.
On His robe and on His thigh He has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
This beginning you embark on, is only preparation,
For the promise He conferred on us… our final destination.
1Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled;
set your hope on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come
to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Titus 1:2 …a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God,
who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
1Corinthians 2:9-12 … “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what
God has prepared for those who love Him” but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.
The spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God…
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God,
that we may understand what God has freely given us.
Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;”
Luke 10:19-20 “ I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions
and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven.
Listen to His counsel… with your heart, that you would hear it.
Prepare yourself, that you would be, a temple of His Spirit.
Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
John 14:26”But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,
will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said.”
Proverbs 3:3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
1Corinthians 2:9 However it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him” but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.
1Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you,
whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
2Corinthians 5:5 Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us
the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
1corinthians 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
2Corinthians 6:16 … For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said;
“I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
To honor Him, we mark our path… from glory unto glory,
So honor Him, and with His grace… go out, and write your story.
Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
2Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed
into His likeness from glory to glory (ever increasing), which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Psalm 138:5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
2Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us and you stand firm in Christ.
2Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us
an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, O LORD,
endures forever – do not abandon the works of Your hands.
2Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Received by Cheryl Winchester
Scriptures from NIV ~ Definitions from “The American College Dictionary” (1969)
Scriptural prayer: Heavenly Father, we ask You to fill us with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. We pray this in order that we may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that we may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to You, our Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For You have rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
We ask all this in Jesus name. Amen and Amen
Reference Colossians 1:9-14
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