Spending Time With God

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

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.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

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

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

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

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

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:

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 →

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; — read the full passage →

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

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

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — 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 →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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.

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. — read the full passage →

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

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;

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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

Pray without ceasing.

Rejoice evermore. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. — read the full passage →

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.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

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.

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: — read the full passage →

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; — read the full passage →

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; — read the full passage →

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. — read the full passage →

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. — read the full passage →

And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? — read the full passage →

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. — read the full passage →

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. — read the full passage →

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

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.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

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.

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 →

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. — read the full passage →

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. — read the full passage →

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. — read the full passage →

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.