Closer To God

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? — read the full passage →

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Pray without ceasing.

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: — read the full passage →

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, — read the full passage →

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: — read the full passage →

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →