God as friend (2/4)

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I… Psalm 42:2

My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:2 soul nearness seeking
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath rest work

In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
As far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 sin salvation
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us.
1 Kings 8:57 nearness reliability family
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 love God
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 forgiveness compassion goodness
For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God.”
Romans 14:11 humility worship acknowledging
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Galatians 2:21 grace righteousness law
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
1 John 4:16 trust love God
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
Psalm 18:31 reliability God strength
Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience rest
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Father learning punishment
Seek good, and not evil,
that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
as you have said.
Amos 5:14 holiness reward seeking
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
Genesis 50:20 God life evil
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:26-27 faith baptism children
As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36 goodness neighbor Father
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 love neighbor friendship
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Luke 2:20 worship christmas praise
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
Hebrews 6:10 righteousness work serving