- Salvation ( Isaiah 45:8, Ecclesiastes 12:1)
Isaiah 45:8
8 “Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Seek God in Early Life
12 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,
Before the [a]difficult days come,
And the years draw near when you say,
“I have no pleasure in them”:
- Conviction of sin ( 1 John 2:1, Numbers 32:23)
1 John 2:1
The Test of Knowing Christ
2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
Numbers 32:23
23 But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
- Humility and Submissive Spirit ( James 4:10)
James 4:10
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
- Love for GOD’s WORD ( Psalms 119:105)
Psalm 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
- Protection from evil ( John 17:15)
John 17:15
15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
- Free from need of other’s approval ( Galatians 1:10)
Galatians 1:10
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
- Wisdom and wise choices ( Proverbs 4:5-7)
Proverbs 4:5-7
5 Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
- Submission to GOD (James 4:7)
James 4:7
Humility Cures Worldliness
7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
- Faith That Works ( James 1:22,2:14)
James 1:22
New King James Version
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 1:22
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
- Godly Friendships (1 Samuel 23:16-18)
1 Samuel 23:16-18
16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and [a]strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Even my father Saul knows that.” 18 So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house.
- Lifelong relationship with siblings ( Job 1:2-4)
Job 1:2-4
2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the [a]people of the East.
4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
- Future Spouse ( Proverbs 18:22)
Proverbs 18:22
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
Source: Pastor Rod Parsley, USA