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He whose walk is blameless…
He who does what is righteous…
He who speaks truth from his heart…
He who has no slander on his tongue…
He who does his neighbor no wrong…
He who casts no slur on his fellow man…
He who despises a vile man, but honors those who fear the Lord…
He who keeps his oath, even when it hurts…(that’s hard)
He who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent…
He who does these things will NEVER be shaken. (Psalm 15)
I desire to be a man after God’s own heart and so I started looking in the word for how the Lord instructs us as men (and women…as the people of God)…here’s some of what I found:
Psalm 119:9, 11: Hide the word of God in you heart to help you in the fight against sin
Psalm 147:10-11: The lord delights in those who fear him and trust in his love
Psalm 119: Blessed is they whose ways are blameless and who trust in the laws of the Lord
Psalm 139: 1, 23-24: Search me and know me…find any offensive way in me O Lord…
Ecclesiastes 5: 2: God is heaven, you are on earth, let your words be few…no questions asked!
Ecclesiastes 12: 14: Everything we do will be brought to judgement-even the hidden, good or bad…yikes!
Deuteronomy 6: 13: Fear God for he is a jealous God…love him and him only…again, no questions asked!
Micah 6: 8: Do justly, lover mercy, and walk humbly with your God…nothing plainer than that.
Deuteronomy 8: 1: God has given us today to obey him to the fullest.
Deuteronomy 11: 12: What does God require? That you love him with all your heart and soul and being.
Joshua 1: 9: Be strong and courageous…God is with you wherever you go…I like that one!
2 Chronicles 7: 14: If we will turn from our wicked ways, God will come to us and save our land.
1 Chronicles 20: 9: Serve God with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind…this one is really good!
Nehemiah 9: 5-7: Blessed be the name of the Lord and it be exalted above all…he gave life to everything.
Job 1: "He feared God and shunned evil." wow…that’s all that needs to be said…
Psalm 86: 11-13: Ask God to give you an undivided heart…remember he has delivered you from the deep.
Lamentations 3: 24: "The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for him." Desire patience in your life…
Habbakuk 3: 17-19: Though nothing may go my way, I will rejoice in the Lord for he is my strength.
Isaiah 40: 28-31: God will not let me grow weary…he will give me wings like an eagle and I will not faint.
Isaiah 55: 8-9: His thoughts are not my thoughts and his ways are higher than mine…enough said…hahaha
Malachi 3: 10: Give back to the Lord what is his and he will bless you beyond anything imaginable…wow!
Hosea 3: 1: Show love to those who wrong you and do it continually and without question…I love you…
Jeremiah 22: 3: Do what is just and right…do it continually…to everyone…its hard sometimes…
Jeremiah 1: 17-19: The Lord is with you and will rescue you…nothing shall overcome you…
Isaiah 66: 2b: "This is the one I esteem-he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word."
Isaiah 52: 7: Beautiful are the feet that bring good news…do you have beautiful feet? hahahaha…
Isaiah 46: 9: He is God and there is no other…there is no one like him…once again, enough said…
Romans 12: 1: Offer your body as a sacrifice…you have been transformed-act like it!
1 Corinthians 10: 23-24: Everything is permissible but not beneficial…think on this one for a second…
1 Corinthians 10: 31: Do everything to the glory of God…eating, drinking, etc…everything!
There is so much more but I can’t fit it all into one setting…I am so amazed and blessed as I read the word of God…
