GOD CARES FOR US (3/4)

Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. Psalm 16:1

Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. Psalm 16:1	Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. trust dependence protection
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1	Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. sin life overcoming

And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! Psalm 90:17	Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands! grace encouragement work
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Micah 7:7	But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. hope salvation listening
We love each other because he loved us first. 1 John 4:19	We love because he first loved us. love God
For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5	For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ. suffering comforter Jesus
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57	But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus gratitude overcoming
He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. Titus 2:14	He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. sacrifice purification goodness
And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 John 5:11	And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. eternal life Jesus
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3	His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. strength life receiving
Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 33:22	Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. trust reliability hope
I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. Galatians 2:21	I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. grace righteousness law
And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. Deuteronomy 6:24	Then the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our lasting good, so as to keep us alive, as is now the case. obedience blessing law
God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8	Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. honesty blessing heart
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. Psalm 42:1	As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. God desires
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23	Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. reliability hope acknowledging
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17	All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. Word of God life equipment
See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 1 John 3:1	See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. love Father children
And forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. Matthew 6:12	And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. debt forgiveness prayer
All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 1 John 4:15	God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. Jesus life acknowledging
This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10	In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. sin love Savior
The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. Nahum 1:7	The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him. protection goodness safety
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9	Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. blessing peace children
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Psalm 95:6	O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! creation worship humility
For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5	For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. God Jesus mediator