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A privilege of saints - (Deuteronomy 4:7)

"For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?



A privilege of saints - (Psalms 15:1)

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?



A privilege of saints - (Psalms 23:6)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.



A privilege of saints - (Psalms 24:3)

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?



Blessedness connected with - (Psalms 16:11)

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.



Blessedness connected with - (Psalms 65:4)

Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.



Blessedness connected with - (Psalms 73:28)

But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.



Exemplified Moses - (Exodus 24:2)

"And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him."



Exemplified Moses - (Exodus 34:4)

So he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then Moses rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him; and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone.



Follows upon reconciliation to God - (Colossians 1:21)

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled



In his temple - (Psalms 15:1)

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?



In his temple - (Psalms 27:4)

One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.



In his temple - (Psalms 43:3)

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.



In his temple - (Psalms 65:4)

Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.



In Prayer - (Deuteronomy 4:7)

"For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?



In Prayer - (Matthew 6:6)

"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.



In Prayer - (1st Peter 1:17)

And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;



Is by Christ - (John 10:7)

Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.



Is by Christ - (John 14:6)

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.



Is by Christ - (Romans 5:2)

through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.



Is by Christ - (Ephesians 2:13)

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.



Is by Christ - (Hebrews 7:9)

Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,



Is by Christ - (1st Peter 3:18)

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,



Is by the Holy Spirit - (Ephesians 2:18)

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.



Is of God - (Psalms 65:4)

Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.



Obtained through faith - (Acts 14:27)

Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.



Obtained through faith - (Romans 5:2)

through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.



Obtained through faith - (Ephesians 3:12)

in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.



Obtained through faith - (Hebrews 11:6)

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.



Promises connected with - (Psalms 145:18)

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.



Promises connected with - (Isaiah 55:3)

Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you-The sure mercies of David.



Promises connected with - (Matthew 6:6)

"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.



Promises connected with - (James 4:8)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.



Saints earnestly seek - (Psalms 27:4)

One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.



Saints earnestly seek - (Psalms 42:1)

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.



Saints earnestly seek - (Psalms 43:3)

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.



Saints earnestly seek - (Psalms 84:1)

How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts



Saints have, with confidence - (Ephesians 3:12)

in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.



Saints have, with confidence - (Hebrews 4:16)

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.



Saints have, with confidence - (Hebrews 10:19)

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,



The wicked commanded to seek - (Isaiah 55:6)

Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.



The wicked commanded to seek - (James 4:8)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.



To obtain mercy and grace - (Hebrews 4:16)

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.



Typified - (Leviticus 16:12)

"Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil.



Typified - (Hebrews 10:19)

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,



Urge others to seek - (Isaiah 2:3)

Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.



Urge others to seek - (Jeremiah 31:6)

For there shall be a day When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, 'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.' "



Vouchsafed to repenting sinners - (Hosea 14:2)

Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.



Vouchsafed to repenting sinners - (Joel 2:12)

"Now, therefore," says the Lord, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."






Above All Things Put On Love

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

(Colossians 3:14-17)



God has Chosen the Foolish Things to Shame the Proud

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God-and righteousness and sanctification and redemption that, as it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.

(1st Corinthians 1:27-31)