God as friend (2/4)

For you, O God, have put us to the test; you have purified… Psalm 66:10

For you, O God, have put us to the test;
you have purified us as silver is refined.
Psalm 66:10 temptation suffering purification
My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
When shall I come to behold the face of God?
Psalm 42:3 soul nearness seeking

God abides in anyone who acknowledges
that Jesus is the Son of God,
and that person abides in God.
1 John 4:15 Jesus life acknowledging
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 sin salvation
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
Whoever does not love
does not know God,
because God is love.
1 John 4:8 love God
May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us.
1 Kings 8:57 nearness reliability family
And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 salvation Spirit Word of God
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
For it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord,
every knee shall bow before me,
and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
Romans 14:11 humility worship acknowledging
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if justification comes through the Law, then Christ died for nothing.
Galatians 2:21 grace righteousness law
We have come to know
and to believe in
the love that God has for us.
God is love,
and whoever abides in love
abides in God,
and God in him.
1 John 4:16 trust love God
Let us then make every effort to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall by following that example of refusing to believe.
Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience rest
Rather, be kind to one another and compassionate, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
Ephesians 4:32 forgiveness compassion goodness
Indeed, who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock besides our God?
Psalm 18:32 reliability God strength
As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live.
Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you
as you claim he is.
Amos 5:14 holiness reward seeking
For who is God except the Lord?
Who is a rock aside from our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
Beloved,
let us love one another,
because love is from God.
Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 love neighbor friendship
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
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing
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
And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
Luke 2:20 worship christmas praise
Each person should give as much as he has decided in his heart, not with reluctance or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 joy giving heart