Life with God (3/4)

May the LORD, our God, be with us, just as he was… 1 Kings 8:57

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
Jesus replied,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.”
John 14:6 truth Father life

However, now that you have been freed from sin and bound to the service of God, the benefit you receive is sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
Romans 6:22 freedom redeemer sin
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Romans 12:15 joy compassion sadness
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45 humility Jesus sacrifice
Only goodness and kindness will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever and ever.
Psalm 23:6 grace life nearness
In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28 Jesus serving sacrifice
A thief comes only
to steal and kill and destroy.
I have come
that they may have life,
and have it in abundance.
John 10:10 salvation life
This is how we know what love is:
he laid down his life for us,
and we in turn must be prepared
to lay down our lives for our brethren.
1 John 3:16 love Jesus neighbor
For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
Romans 10:10 faith speaking salvation
Go forth, then. Eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God long ago approved what you do.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 joy food life
Do not work for food that perishes
but for the food that endures for eternal life,
which the Son of Man will give you.
For it is on him
that God the Father has set his seal.
John 6:27 eternal life Jesus food
Who among you is wise and understanding? Prove by your good life that your works are done with the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 3:13 humility wisdom life
Surely God is my helper;
the Lord is the one who sustains me.
Psalm 54:6 life dependence equipment
And now it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. The life I live now in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 faith Savior life
My deliverance and my glory depend on God;
he is my mighty rock and my refuge.
Psalm 62:8 trust God salvation
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom should I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 safety fear light
We also know
that the Son of God has come
and given us understanding
so that we can know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true,
since we are in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 Jesus understanding truth
With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love.
Ephesians 4:2 love humility patience
Jesus answered them,
“I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 faith food life
Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your crops.
Proverbs 3:9 money sacrifice giving
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
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have life.
Psalm 104:33 singing worship life
After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.”
Luke 12:15 money greed materialism
Indeed, persecution will afflict all who want to lead a godly life in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:12 life persecution Jesus

This is the conclusion I have reached: it is fitting for a man to eat and drink and find satisfaction in the results of his labors under the sun during the brief span of life that God has allotted him.