Condition: State of Being (3 of 3)

God uses scripture to teach people what spiritual condition they should be in and be found in.

Fruitful

Imploration

Colossians 1:10 KJV — "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;"

​​Testimonials

Genesis 49:22 KJV — "Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:”

​​Prophetic

Jeremiah 23:3 KJV — "And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.”

Worthy

Testimonials

Luke 7:4 KJV — "And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:"

Acts 5:41 KJV — "And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.”

Hebrews 3:3 KJV — "For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house."

​​Prophetic

Revelation 3:4 KJV — "Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."

Happy

​​Wisdom

Job 5:17 KJV — "Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:"

Psalm 144:15 KJV — "Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD."

Psalm 146:5 KJV — "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:"

Proverbs 3:13 KJV — "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."

Proverbs 3:18 KJV — "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her."

Proverbs 14:21 KJV — "He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he."

Proverbs 16:20 KJV — "He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he."

Proverbs 28:14 KJV — "Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief."

Proverbs 29:18 KJV — "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."

John 13:17 KJV — "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."

Romans 14:22 KJV — "Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth."

James 5:11 KJV — "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy."

1 Peter 3:14 KJV — "But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;"

1 Peter 4:14 KJV — "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."

​​Implication

Psalm 128:1-2 KJV — "A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee."

​​Testimonials

Genesis 30:13 KJV — "And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher."

Deuteronomy 33:29 KJV — "Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places."

1 Kings 10:8 KJV — "Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom." (also 2 Chronicles 9:7)

Acts 26:2 KJV — "I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:"

Wanting Nothing

Instruction

James 1:4 KJV - "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."

Spirit-In

​​Wisdom

Romans 8:9 KJV - "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."

​​Testimonials

Acts 18:5, 25 KJV - "And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. ... This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John."

Acts 19:21 KJV - "After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

Acts 20:22 KJV - "And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:"

Philippians 3:3 KJV - "For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh."

Colossians 1:8 KJV - "Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit."

Colossians 2:5 KJV - "For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ."

Revelation 1:10 KJV - "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,"

Revelation 4:2 KJV - "And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne."

Revelation 17:3 KJV - "So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns."

Revelation 21:10 KJV - "And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,"

Luke 1:80 KJV - "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel." (also Luke 2:40)

Luke 10:21 KJV - "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."

Wind

Wisdom

John 3:8 KJV — "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”

Shining

Wisdom

Proverbs 4:18 KJV — "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."

​​Testimonials

Philippians 2:15 KJV — "That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;"

Wise

Testimonies

Genesis 41:33, 39 KJV — "33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. … 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:"

Deuteronomy 4:6 KJV — "Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

2 Samuel 14:2, 20 KJV — "2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: … 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth."

2 Samuel 20:16 KJV — "Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee."

1 Kings 2:9 KJV — "Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood."

1 Kings 5:7 KJV — "And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.” (also 2 Chronicles 2:12)

1 Chronicles 26:14 KJV — "And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward."

1 Chronicles 27:32 KJV — "Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:"

Ecclesiastes 12:9 KJV — "And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs."

Matthew 2:1 KJV — "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,"

Matthew 2:7 KJV — "Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared."

Matthew 2:16 KJV — "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men."

Wise-Hearted

Testimonies

Exodus 28:3 KJV — "And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."

Exodus 31:6 KJV — "And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;"

Exodus 35:10 KJV — "And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;"

Exodus 35:25 KJV — "And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen."

Exodus 36:1 KJV — "Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded."

Exodus 36:2 KJV — "And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:"

Exodus 36:8 KJV — "And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them."

Well-Pleasing

Instruction

Colossians 3:20 KJV — "Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”

Virtuous

Virtuous (Virtuously)

Testimonials

Ruth 3:11 KJV — "And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman."

Proverbs 31:29 KJV — "Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all."

Valiant

Valiant (Valour)

​Testimonials

Hebrews 11:32-34 KJV - "And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."

(Valiant Man/Men)

1 Samuel 14:52 KJV - "And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him."

1 Samuel 31:12 KJV - "All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there."

2 Samuel 11:16 KJV - "And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were."

2 Samuel 17:10 KJV - "And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men."

2 Samuel 23:20 KJV - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:"

2 Samuel 24:9 KJV - "And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men."

1 Kings 1:42 KJV - "And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings."

1 Chronicles 5:18 KJV - "The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war."

1 Chronicles 7:2 KJV - "And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred."

1 Chronicles 7:5 KJV - "And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand."

1 Chronicles 10:12 KJV - "They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days."

1 Chronicles 11:22 KJV - "Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day."

1 Chronicles 11:26 KJV - "Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,"

1 Chronicles 28:1 KJV - "And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem."

2 Chronicles 26:17 KJV - "And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:"

Nehemiah 11:6 KJV - "All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men."

Song of Songs 3:7 KJV - "Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel."

(Men of Valour)

Joshua 1:14 KJV — "Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;"

Joshua 8:3 KJV — "So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."

Joshua 10:7 KJV — "So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour."

Judges 6:12 KJV — "And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour."

Judges 11:1 KJV — "Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah."

Judges 18:2 KJV — "And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there."

Judges 20:44 KJV — "And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour."

Judges 20:46 KJV — "So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour."

1 Kings 11:28 KJV — "And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph."

2 Kings 24:14 KJV — "And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land."

1 Chronicles 5:24 KJV — "And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers."

1 Chronicles 7:7 KJV — "And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four."

1 Chronicles 7:9 KJV — "And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred."

1 Chronicles 7:11 KJV — "All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle."

1 Chronicles 7:40 KJV — "All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men."

1 Chronicles 8:40 KJV — "And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin."

1 Chronicles 12:21 KJV — "And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host."

1 Chronicles 12:25 KJV — "Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred."

1 Chronicles 12:28 KJV — "And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains."

1 Chronicles 12:30 KJV — "And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers."

1 Chronicles 26:6 KJV — "Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour."

1 Chronicles 26:30 KJV — "And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king."

1 Chronicles 26:31 KJV — "Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead."

1 Chronicles 26:32 KJV — "And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king."

2 Chronicles 13:3 KJV — "And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour."

2 Chronicles 14:8 KJV — "And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour."

2 Chronicles 17:13 KJV — "And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem."

2 Chronicles 17:14 KJV — "And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand."

2 Chronicles 17:16 KJV — "And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour."

2 Chronicles 17:17 KJV — "And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand."

2 Chronicles 25:6 KJV — "He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver."

2 Chronicles 26:12 KJV — "The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred."

Nehemiah 11:14 KJV — "And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men."

Patient

patient (Patience)

​Instruction

2 Timothy 2:24 KJV — "And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,"

James 5:8 KJV — "Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh."

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 12:12 KJV — "Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.”

1 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV — "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;"

2 Thessalonians 1:4 KJV — "So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”

2 Timothy 3:10 KJV — "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

Hebrews 6:15 KJV — "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”

James 5:10 KJV — "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience."

James 5:11 KJV — "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy."

Revelation 1:9 KJV — "I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."

Revelation 2:2-3 KJV — "2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted."

Revelation 2:19 KJV — "I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first."

Revelation 3:10 KJV — "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."

Contrite

Wisdom

Psalm 51:17 KJV — "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”

​​Implication

Psalm 34:18 KJV — "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

Isaiah 57:15 KJV — "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”

Isaiah 66:2 KJV — "For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”

Low Degree

Implication

James 1:9 KJV - "Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"