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
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.
Psalm 103:12 sin salvation

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us.
1 Kings 8:57 nearness reliability family
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
John 1:12 faith Father children
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 love God
For it is written:
“As I live, says the Lord, to Me every knee will bow,
And every tongue will give praise to God.”
Romans 14:11 humility worship acknowledging
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.
Galatians 2:21 grace righteousness law
Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.
Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath rest work
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
Psalm 18:31 reliability God strength
Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32 forgiveness compassion goodness
Therefore let’s make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience.
Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience rest
We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
1 John 4:16 trust love God
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live;
And so may the Lord God of armies be with you,
Just as you have said!
Amos 5:14 holiness reward seeking
For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36 goodness neighbor Father
As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Father learning punishment
Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 love neighbor friendship
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.
Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.
Luke 2:20 worship christmas praise
“Come now, and let us debate your case,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They shall become as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.”
Isaiah 1:18 sin forgiveness purification
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 God Word of God
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:14 Jesus Spirit purification

As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is refined;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Bible verse of the day

But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation