Intimacy With God

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary 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 doubleminded.

And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto 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; so neither 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 Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

Jehovah 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 Jehovah thy God with all thy 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, becoming conformed 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 righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

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

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to 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 then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated 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 abstain from fornication; — read the full passage →

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

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

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

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness 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 own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, — read the full passage →

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, 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, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

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

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern 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 unto him.

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.

But seek ye first his kingdom, 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 Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ, — read the full passage →

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

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

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

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 →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything 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 the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send 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 also will forget thy children.

The sisters therefore 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 that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that 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 Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

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

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought 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 in 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, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live? — read the full passage →

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

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

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

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

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained 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 Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah 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 the 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 passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you? — read the full passage →

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

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

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

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are 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 him to show unto his servants, even the 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 wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.