God as friend (4/4)

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue… 1 Timothy 6:11

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11	But as for you, man of God, you must shun all this. Rather, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, fortitude, and gentleness. faith love righteousness
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. Deuteronomy 32:2	Let my teaching fall down like rain, and my words descend like the dew. Like rain upon the sprouts, and like showers upon the grass. Word of God learning

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17	My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. sacrifice repentance
And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27	He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” law love obedience
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12	No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is made complete in us. love God neighbor
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:12	This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. law love Jesus
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21	However, you, dear friends, must build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God as you await our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy, who will grant you eternal life. faith Holy Spirit love
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:22	Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ. salvation death life
Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Psalm 115:3	Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. God heaven dependence
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 3:21	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. baptism salvation purification
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2	I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and listened to my cry for mercy, because he has inclined his ear to me on the day when I called out to him. love worship listening
Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. Deuteronomy 5:12-14	You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well. sabbath rest
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8	Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. honesty blessing heart
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27	Jesus looked at them and said, “For men it is impossible, but not for God. For God all things are possible.” miracles salvation Jesus
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34	Come to your senses and sin no more. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. righteousness sin conversion
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27	God created mankind in his image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. creation God beauty
As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. Ecclesiastes 5:15	Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, so shall he depart, naked as he came, with nothing remaining from his labor that he can carry away in his hands. greed materialism heaven
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. Proverbs 27:19	Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. life heart
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. John 1:18	No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. Jesus Father nearness
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13	I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God. joy life food
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10	I rejoice in the Lord with all my heart; my soul exults in my God. For he has clothed me in garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of saving justice, like a bridegroom adorned with a garland or a bride bedecked with her jewels. righteousness joy redeemer
Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:8	Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God. sin dependence desires
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3	God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. creation speaking light
For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. 1 Corinthians 3:9	For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building. serving church evangelism
Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” 1 Corinthians 8:4	Now in regard to the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, we know that idols are nothing in the world and that there is only one God. idols food

Bible verse of the day

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation