Listening (2/2)

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he set me free… Psalm 34:5

I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he set me free from all my fears.
Psalm 34:5 fear seeking
If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Matthew 18:15 sin speaking reconciliation

But as for me, I will look to the Lord.
I place my hope in God my savior;
my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 hope salvation
I was eager to respond
to those who did not consult me.
I was anxious to be approached
by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am! Here I am!”
to a nation that did not summon me.
Isaiah 65:1 seeking calling
However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does.
James 1:25 law blessing obedience
If you listen to the voice of the Lord, your God, and you do what is right in his sight, if you listen to his ordinances and observe all of his laws, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.
Exodus 15:26 sickness healing righteousness
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer.
However, the face of the Lord
is set against those who do evil.
1 Peter 3:12 righteousness prayer evil
In my anguish I cried out;
the Lord heard my plea,
and I was saved from all my troubles.
Psalm 34:7 prayer salvation poverty
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
O Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cries of supplication.
Psalm 130:1-2 dependence mercy grace
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but the one who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 understanding learning
Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the prophets of that time proclaimed. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Forsake your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they refused to listen or to pay attention to me, says the Lord.
Zechariah 1:4 conversion evil
Let what you heard from the beginning
remain in you.
If what you heard from the beginning
remains in you,
then you will remain in the Son
and in the Father.
1 John 2:24 evangelism Jesus Father
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of the heavens and I will give them all these lands. All the nations on the earth will be blessed through your descendants, for Abraham listened to my voice and observed that which I ordered: my commandments, my ordinances and my laws.
Genesis 26:4-5 blessing obedience law
When anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,
even his prayer is detestable.
Proverbs 28:9 prayer obedience law
I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and I will save the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back
because I have taken pity on them,
and they will be
as though I had never cast them off;
for I am the Lord, their God,
and I will answer them.
Zechariah 10:6 strength prayer compassion
If he refuses to listen to them, report it to the Church. And if he refuses to listen to the Church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
Matthew 18:17 church sin