As a child (3/4)

Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. Proverbs 27:19

Just as water reflects one’s face,
so does one human heart reflect another.
Proverbs 27:19 life heart
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like a mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 44:22 sin salvation conversion

For all have sinned and thereby are deprived of the glory of God, and all are justified by the gift of his grace that is given freely through the redemption in Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23-24 sin grace Savior
I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God.
Ezekiel 20:19-20 law obedience sabbath
This water prefigured Baptism, which now saves you. It does so not by the washing away of dirt from the body but by the pledge of a good conscience given to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:21 baptism salvation purification
The Lord God is my strength;
he makes my feet as swift as those of a deer
and enables me to tread on the heights.
Habakkuk 3:19 blessing strength equipment
Until a spirit from on high
is poured out upon us,
and the wilderness becomes an orchard
and the fruitful field becomes a forest.
Isaiah 32:15 Spirit pentecost
As a result, you are no longer strangers and foreigners. Rather, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
Ephesians 2:19-20 Jesus kingdom prophecy
Rather, let justice flow like a river,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Amos 5:24 law righteousness
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 sin salvation
One who gossips reveals secrets,
but a trustworthy man keeps things hidden.
Proverbs 11:13 reliability speaking gossip
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have life.
Psalm 104:33 singing worship life
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
Psalm 143:6 worship receiving dependence
As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his.
Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath rest work
Come now and let us discuss this,
says the Lord.
Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow.
Though they are as red as crimson,
they shall become as white as wool.
Isaiah 1:18 sin forgiveness purification
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36 goodness neighbor Father
Make every effort to present yourself before God as one who is worthy of his approval, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, but who imparts the word of truth without any alteration.
2 Timothy 2:15 honesty truth work
As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything.
2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
But for that very reason I was treated mercifully, so that in me Jesus Christ might exhibit his inexhaustible patience, making me an example for those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16 eternal life Jesus patience
I rejoice in following your statutes
more than I would rejoice in endless riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
As iron sharpens iron,
so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor.
Proverbs 27:17 friendship relationships mind
Truly, you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you surround them with your goodwill as with a shield.
Psalm 5:13 blessing protection righteousness
The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12 body community church

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.