God (3/5)

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud cast a shadow… Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud cast a shadow over them. Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5 joy Jesus
Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10 strength seeking almighty

You intended to do evil to me, but God decided to make it serve a good, to fulfill that which today has come true: to keep alive a numerous people.
Genesis 50:20 life evil
And every tongue should proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
Jesus Christ is Lord.
Philippians 2:11 obedience acknowledging
Be still and acknowledge that I am God,
exalted among the nations,
exalted on the earth.
Psalm 46:11 peace
Before the mountains were brought forth
or the earth and the world came into existence,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psalm 90:2 creation understanding
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those who trust in his kindness.
Psalm 33:18 reliability awe
And eternal life is this:
to know you,
the only true God,
and the one you have sent,
Jesus Christ.
John 17:3 eternal life Jesus
This is how we can be certain
that we abide in him
and that he abides in us:
he has given us a share in his Spirit.
1 John 4:13 Spirit nearness
May God continue to bless us
and be revered to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 67:8 awe blessing
Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this?
Who has summoned the nations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, am the first,
and I will be there with the last.
Isaiah 41:4 strength
All those who keep his commandments abide in him,
and he abides in them.
And the proof that he abides in us
is the Spirit that he has given us.
1 John 3:24 law Spirit
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!
Romans 11:33 wisdom understanding
The powerful suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing.
Psalm 34:11 seeking
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:31 law obedience
Jesus replied,
“This is the work of God:
to believe in the one whom he has sent.”
John 6:29 faith Jesus
The Spirit himself bears witness with our Spirit that we are children of God.
Romans 8:16 Spirit children
As a deer longs for running streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
Psalm 42:2 desires
But you, O Lord, reign forever;
your throne endures from age to age.
Lamentations 5:19 reliability kingdom
What then can we say in response to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31 encouragement protection
Can someone hide in a secret place
so that I cannot see him?
Do I not fill heaven and earth?
Jeremiah 23:24 heaven
God is not human, that he should lie,
or the son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act,
does he promise and then not fulfill it?
Numbers 23:19 reliability promises lying
No, throughout all these things we are conquerors because of him who loved us.
Romans 8:37 overcoming love
Beloved,
since God loved us so much,
we should love one another.
1 John 4:11 love community
God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:9 Jesus calling reliability