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You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot… James 4:2

You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
James 4:2 sin desires prayer
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
Romans 6:15 sin grace law

I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’
To a nation that was not called by My name.
Isaiah 65:1 seeking listening calling
You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.
Exodus 20:23 law idols money
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 2:15 sin love Father
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
Luke 5:32 sin repentance conversion
I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
Psalm 119:60 law obedience following
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:17 law Jesus prophecy
And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 prophecy truth speaking
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2 heaven mind world
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Corinthians 6:12 addiction desires life
A faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 14:5 lying truth reliability
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:32 sacrifice Father receiving
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8 following fear encouragement
For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.
2 Corinthians 8:12 encouragement giving generosity
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Isaiah 43:2 trust encouragement promises
Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.”
John 7:16 Jesus Word of God learning
‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you.
For I am merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not remain angry forever.’
Jeremiah 3:12b mercy anger forgiveness
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27 encouragement peace worrying
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 grace faith salvation
Arise, O Lord!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
Psalm 10:12 prayer neighbor poverty
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 hope encouragement strength
Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
Proverbs 6:28 temptation desires
The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6 fear protection