Intimacy With God

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; — read the full passage →

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

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: — read the full passage →

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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.

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

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. — read the full passage →

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

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

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

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

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. — read the full passage →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

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

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

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.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of 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.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: — read the full passage →

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, — 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.

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

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

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

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. — read the full passage →

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, — read the full passage →

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.

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

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

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 →

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. — read the full passage →

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? — read the full passage →

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

I and my Father are one.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? — read the full passage →

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. — read the full passage →

How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! — read the full passage →

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: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.