Redemption

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace ~ Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)

The God Who Saves...

Lord, you are the God who saves me;

day and night I cry out to you.

May my prayer come before you;

turn your ear to my cry.

~ Psalm 88:1-2 (NIV)

His Ways...

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:9 (NASB)

Proclaim Good News...

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,

because the Lord has anointed me

to proclaim good news to the poor.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim freedom for the captives

and release from darkness for the prisoners,

~ Isaiah 61:1

Closer than a Brother

There are “friends” who destroy each other,
    but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. 

~ Proverbs 18:24 (NLT)

While We Were Sinners

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

~ Romans 5:8 (NIV)

Watch Out!

Then He (Jesus) said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

...to Seek and Save...

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” 

~ Luke 19:10 (NIV)

Relief

 Lord, hear my prayer,

listen to my cry for mercy;

in your faithfulness and righteousness

come to my relief.

~ Psalm 143:1 (NIV)

Sound Wisdom and Discretion;

My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; 

~ Proverbs 3:21 (NIV)

Let Justice Roll

But let justice roll on like a river,
    righteousness like a never-failing stream!

~ Amos 5:24 (NIV)

Tell the Truth...

But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. ~ Zechariah 8:16 (NLT)

Friends...

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. ~ John 15:15 (NIV)

Praise HIM

O God, we give glory to you all day long
    and constantly praise your name.

~ Psalm 44:8 (NLT)

Search Me...

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

(KJV)

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you,
    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

(NLT)

Search me,God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting.

(NIV)

~ Psalm 139:23-24 (KJV) (NLT) (NIV)