O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant David.. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. S This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the, There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the, There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the. But I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them., Behold, the days are coming, declares the. Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. The Lord has not chosen this one either, Samuel said. For thus says the Lord, David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; The Lord has sworn to DavidA truth from which He will not turn back:Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. If your sons will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, You sit here in a good place, while you say to the poor man, You stand over there, or, Sit down at my feet, have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Jonathan's friendship with David in 1 . "Christ wants us to view the cross as an affection-filled sacrifice for friends.". And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.. Were on a mission to change that. He continues to wage war against all who would threaten the followers of God. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, What does Scripture say about the Friend of God? David was born in 1040 BC and was the youngest son of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:10-11). Saul got relief from his terror and felt better, and the evil spirit left him. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. One of the most outstanding examples of a friendship in the Bible is the relationship the patriarch Abraham cultivated with God. Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? '" Yet God took him from the sheepfolds to make him His servant and His friend. But Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen this one either., 9Then Jesse had Shammah come to Samuel. 4w; View 15 more comments He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Yet most assuredly I will make you like a wilderness. A Psalm of David. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.. According to the faithful mercies shown to David. American King James Version ). For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. 44). In this Bible Story, we witness the continued bravery of David even into old age. You are my friends if you do what I command you. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. 26:19 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. U When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. Jesus tells us to obey him; we never tell him to obey us. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them. How then can we live? Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel? As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.. Genesis 21:33. Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. Relationships thrive with conversation. D To be called Jesuss servant is an immeasurable privilege. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. Read these Top 5 Bible verses and one bonus quote about becoming a friend of God. The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He? They *said to Him, The son of David. He *said to them, Then how does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,read more.The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet? Copyright 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by Gods Word to the Nations Mission Society. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. And he began to say to them, Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.read more.I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David, my father, that which You have promised him, saying, You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in My law as you have walked before Me. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, let Your word be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant David. In Hebrew the name David means "beloved." David is the only person in the Bible whose epitaph reads "a man after God's own heart "(1 Samuel 13:14, Acts. When he came to Bethlehem, the leaders of the city, trembling with fear, greeted him and said, May peace be with you., 5Greetings, he replied, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? The prayers that make up the Mysteries of the Rosary ask us to meditate on a variety of pivotal . After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, Where is your God? These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. He doesnt just justify us and then nudge us aside; he welcomes us into his deepest heart. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Font Size. And David avoided out of his presence twice. Incline your ear and come to Me.Listen, that you may live;And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,According to the faithful mercies shown to David. then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. On the other hand, we could so emphasize Jesuss kingship that we neglect his companionship. James 2:23 Context. Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. And he would send his Spirit to ensure that all future disciples would hear these words (John 14:26; 16:1215). Hebrew, "was bitter." Their great sorrow is pathetically described in ver. And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?read more.Then they will answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed down to other gods and served them., Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. Not at all, because when he calls us friends, he still remains our King. For I will set apart destroyers against you, And they will cut down your choicest cedars, Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, Why has the, Then they will answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the, I will also punish him and his descendants and his servants for their iniquity, and I will bring on them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the calamity that I have declared to thembut they did not listen.. Jesus chose us as friends, he died for us as friends, he caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. And this is His name by which He will be called, Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.. Abraham was not the only friend of God in the Bible as whoever served the Lord and believed in Him were granted His blessings of love and prosperity. You adulterous people! You shall fear the Lord your God. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.. David, the son of Jesse, was not the head of the nations, but only the head of the nation of Israel, nor did other nations serve him. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.