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Romans 10:13 For, Whosoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the Lord opened the servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Acts 2:46-47

46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 

47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Matthew 28:18-20

18Then Jesus came close to them and said, “All authority of the universe has been given to me.  19Now wherever you go, make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 20And teach them to faithfully follow  all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.” 

Romans 6

Dead to Sin, Alive to God
1What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
5For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Slaves to Righteousness
15What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

2 Corinthians 5

Living by Faith

1We are convinced that even if these bodies we live in are folded up at death like tents, we will still have a God-built home that no human hands have built, which will last forever in the heavenly realm. 2We inwardly sigh  as we live in these physical “tents,” longing to put on a new body for our life in heaven, 3in the belief that once we put on our new “clothing” we won’t find ourselves “naked.” 4So, while living in this “tent,” we groan under its burden, not because we want to die but because we want these new bodies. We crave for all that is mortal to be swallowed up by eternal life. 5And this is no empty hope, for God himself is the one who has prepared us for this wonderful destiny. And to confirm this promise, he has given us the Holy Spirit, like an engagement ring, as a guarantee. 

6That’s why we’re always full of courage. Even while we’re at home in the body, we’re homesick to be with the Master—7for we live by faith, not by what we see with our eyes. 8We live with a joyful confidence, yet at the same time we take delight in the thought of leaving our bodies behind to be at home with the Lord. 9So whether we live or die  we make it our life’s passion  to live our lives pleasing to him.  10For one day we will all be openly revealed before Christ on his throne  so that each of us will be duly recompensed for our actions done in life,  whether good or worthless.

The Message of Reconciliation

11Since we are those who stand in holy awe of the Lord,  we make it our passion to persuade others to turn to him. We know that our lives are transparent before the God who knows us fully, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences. 12Again, we are not taking an opportunity to brag, but giving you information that will enable you to be proud of us, and to answer those who esteem outward appearances while overlooking what is in the heart.

13If we are out of our minds in a blissful, divine ecstasy,  it is for God, but if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit. 14For it is Christ’s love that fuels our passion and holds us tightly,  because we are convinced that he has given his life for all of us. This means all died with him, 15so that those who live  should no longer live self-absorbed lives but lives that are poured out for him—the one who died for us and now lives again. 16So, from now on, we refuse to evaluate people merely by their outward appearances. For that’s how we once viewed the Anointed One, but no longer do we see him with limited human insight. 

17Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished.  Behold, everything is fresh and new.  18And God has made all things new,  and reconciled  us to himself, and given us the ministry of reconciling others to God. 19In other words, it was through the Anointed One that God was shepherding the world,  not even keeping records of their transgressions, and he has entrusted to us the ministry of opening the door of reconciliation to God.  20We are ambassadors  of the Anointed One who carry the message of Christ to the world, as though God were tenderly pleading  with them directly through our lips. So we tenderly plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Turn back to God and be reconciled to him.” 21For God made  the only one who did not know sin to become sin for us,  so that we might become the righteousness of God through our union with him. 

Psalm 82

All arise! For God now comes to judge as he convenes heaven's courtroom. He judges every judge and rules in the midst of the God's, saying, How long will you judges refuse to listen to the voice of true justice and continue to corrupt what is right by judging in favor of the wrong? 

Defend the defenseless, the fatherless and the forgotten, the disenfranchised and the destitute. Your duty is to deliver the poor and powerless; liberate them from the grasp of the wicked. But you continue in your darkness and ignorance while the foundations of society are shaken to the core! Didn't I commission you as judges, saying, 'You are all like God's, since you judge on my behalf. You are like sons of the Most High, my representatives.'  Nevertheless, in death you are nothing buy mere men! You will be laid in the ground like any prince and you will die.' All rise! For God now takes his place as judge of all the earth. Don't you know that everything and everyone belongs to him? The nations will be sifted in His hands!

Colossians 3:2

Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.

Deuteronomy 32:3

For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God. 

Psalm 118:17

I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.

Proverbs 4:20-22

Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything that I teach you, and pay attention to all that I have to say. Fill your thoughts with my Words until they penetrate deep into your spirit. Then, as you unwrap my Words, they will true life and radiant health into the very core of your being. (TPT)

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Ezekiel 43:2

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

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Hebrews 11:1

Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to aquire the things we long for.