He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant. 
1 Kings 19:21b NIV

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting.
John 15:16a AMP

"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need  for him… those who mourn… the humble… those who hunger and thirst for justice… those who are merciful… whose hearts are pure… who work for peace… [and] who are persecuted for doing right—for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” 
Matthew 5:3–10 NLT

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
Isaiah 43:2a NIV

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  
Romans 10:9 NIV

They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’"
Mark 4:41 NIV