Nearness

Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did not eat food or drink water. He wrote the Ten Commandments, the words of the covenant, on the tablets.

May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

However, in your abundant compassion, you did not destroy them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and compassionate God.

You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD as long as I live.

I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the LORD and seeking him in his temple.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.

The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit.

Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wicked people.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call to him while he is near.

Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.’

No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side —he has revealed him.

The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.

“I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.

May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.