Call on HIM

The Lord is close to all who call on Him, yes, to all who call on Him in truth. 

~Psalm 145:18 (NLT)

All Things...

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (NIV)

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. (AMPC)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (KJV)

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. (NASB)

~ Romans 8:28

In HIM...

 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, (NIV)

In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will, (AMPC)

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (KJV)

also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, (NASB)

~ Ephesians 1:11

Friend of God

You are my friends if you do what I command. (NIV)

 You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do. (AMPC)

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. (KJV)

You are My friends if you do what I command you. (NASB)

~ John 15:14

He Is Faithful

But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. ~1 John 1:9 (NLT)

This is the Way...

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

21 And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left. (AMPC)

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. (KJV)

Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left. (NASB)


~ Isaiah 30:21

Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to Him,
    and He will make your paths straight. (NIV) 

Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. (AMPC)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight. (NASB)

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (KJV)

~ Proverbs 3:5-6 

Everlasting Life...

Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. 

~Psalm 139:24 (NLT)

He Gives Wisdom

He changes times and seasons;
    he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning. (NIV)

He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding! (Amplified)

He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding! (KJV)

~ Daniel 2:21

My Prayer for You...

9 My prayer for you is that you will overflow more and more with love for others, and at the same time keep on growing in spiritual knowledge and insight, 10 for I want you always to see clearly the difference between right and wrong, and to be inwardly clean, no one being able to criticize you from now until our Lord returns. 

~ Philippians 1:9-10 (TLB)

Unfailing Love...

Have mercy on me, O God,
    because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
    blot out the stain of my sins. 

~ Psalm 51:1 (NLT)

Utter Wisdom...

30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
    and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The law of their God is in their hearts;
    their feet do not slip. (NIV)

30 The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks with justice.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. (Amplified)

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. (KJV)

~ Psalm 37:30-31

His Love for Us...

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
‭‭~ Romans‬ ‭5:8‬

HIS Love...

This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 

~ 1 John‬ ‭4:9-10‬

Trust in HIM

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. ‭‭~ Jeremiah‬ ‭17:7‬ ‭

Never Forsaken...

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You. ~ Psalm‬ ‭9:10‬

Think on This...

Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
‭‭~ PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭4:8

Confess Your Sins

People who conceal their sins will not prosper,

    but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. ~ Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

Create in Me...

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 

~ Psalm 51:10-12 (NIV)

Do Not Judge

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (NIV)

Judge not [neither pronouncing judgment nor subjecting to censure], and you will not be judged; do not condemn and pronounce guilty, and you will not be condemned and pronounced guilty; acquit and forgive and release (give up resentment, let it drop), and you will be acquitted and forgiven and released. (Amplified)

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (KJV)

~ Luke 6:37

Restrain Anger...

A person’s wisdom yields patience;
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. (NIV)

Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. (Amplified)

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. (KJV)

~ Proverbs 19:11

Blessed Is the One...

Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered. (NIV)

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered. (Amplified)

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered. (KJV)

~ Psalm 32:1

Guilt Is Gone...

Finally, I confessed all my sins to You and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.  

~ Psalm 32:5 (NLT)

Keep His Commands

21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from Him anything we ask, because we keep His commands and do what pleases Him. (NIV)

21 And, beloved, if our consciences (our hearts) do not accuse us [if they do not make us feel guilty and condemn us], we have confidence (complete assurance and boldness) before God,

22 And we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we [watchfully] obey His orders [observe His suggestions and injunctions, follow His plan for us] and [habitually] practice what is pleasing to Him. (Amplified)

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. (KJV)

~ 1 John 3:21-22 

LOVE HIM

The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 
~ Deuteronomy 30:6 (NIV)

“Moreover the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. (NASB)

“The Lord your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live! (NLT)

And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. (KJV)