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“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!” John 5:39 NLT
spiritual progress
Pray!
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. Luke 18:1 NRSV
Holiness
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14 – 16 ESV
Never Wasted
1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory. Psalm 63:1 – 2 ESV
Discipleship
27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. Luke 5:27 – 28 esv
The Fear of the Lord
The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant. Psalm 25:14 ESV
The Process
The process of life is a continuous cycle of dying and rising again. We are constantly brought to the place of letting go of one thing in order to embrace the next. It is exactly the same with our spiritual life. Let’s look at some characters in God’s Book and see this process as it plays out in their lives.
