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Where can I go to hide from your spirit? Where can I… Psalm 139:7-8

Where can I go to hide from your spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I take my rest in the netherworld, you are also there.
Psalm 139:7-8 Spirit heaven death
This saying can be trusted:
If we have died with him,
we shall also live with him.
2 Timothy 2:11 Word of God death eternal life

And opens the eyes of those who cannot see.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:8 sickness healing righteousness
But the Almighty we cannot find;
he is unequaled in power and judgment,
and in his righteousness he will not violate justice.
Job 37:23 God righteousness strength
In that way, I can come to you in joy, if God so wills, and be refreshed together with you.
Romans 15:32 obedience joy dependence
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I place my trust and know no fear;
what can people do to me?
Psalm 56:5 trust fear Word of God
While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
James 1:13 temptation desires understanding
Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to my Father for help and he will not immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew 26:53 protection Jesus angels
Jesus replied,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
no one can see the kingdom of God
without being born from above.”
John 3:3 kingdom understanding rebirth
Great is the Lord and worthy of the highest praise;
no one can even begin to comprehend his greatness.
Psalm 145:3 worship understanding almighty
For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:14 law love neighbor
Can anyone withhold the water of baptism from these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?
Acts 10:47 baptism Holy Spirit
Jesus said,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
no one can enter the kingdom of God
unless he is born of water and the Spirit.”
John 3:5 rebirth kingdom baptism
For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18 eternal life materialism understanding
And thus we can have confidence in him
that if we ask anything
that is in accordance with his will,
he hears us.
1 John 5:14 trust prayer listening
For much wisdom can result in much sorrow,
and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 wisdom sadness mind
This is how we can be certain
that we abide in him
and that he abides in us:
he has given us a share in his Spirit.
1 John 4:13 God Spirit nearness
There is no salvation in anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved.
Acts 4:12 salvation Jesus
I am the vine,
you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me, and I in him,
will bear much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 reward Jesus dependence
For no one can be regarded as justified in the sight of God by keeping the Law. The Law brings only the consciousness of sin.
Romans 3:20 sin law righteousness
If someone says, “I love God,”
but at the same time hates his brother,
he is a liar.
For whoever does not love the brother
whom he has seen
cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 John 4:20 love God family
He did not spare his own Son but gave him up for all of us. How then can he fail also to give us everything else along with him?
Romans 8:32 sacrifice Father receiving
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 16:26 materialism life soul
And where a single man can be overcome,
two together will be able to resist.
A cord with three strands is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 relationships friendship strength
For we brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out. If we have food and clothing, let us be content with these.
1 Timothy 6:7-8 food materialism contentment

For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want.