And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the
earth in the open firmament of heaven. And to every beast of the
earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given
every green herb for meat: and it was so.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and
two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently,
lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest
they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach
them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; that thou mightest fear the
Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments,
which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all
the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. That
thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his
voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life,
and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land
which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob, to give them.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the
Almighty hath given me life. Thou wilt shew me the path of life:
in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord for ever.
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek
after; 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 enquire in his
temple. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light
shall we see light.
Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime,
and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto
the God of my life. Because thy lovingkindness is better than
life, my lips shall praise thee.
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one
to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that
he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God
giveth him: for it is his portion. For he shall not much
remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the
joy of his heart.
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them
to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before
my name.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what
ye shall put on. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands,
for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall
inherit everlasting life. But he shall receive an hundredfold
now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers,
and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to
come eternal life. For even the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother,
and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his
own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever shall seek to
save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life
shall
preserve it.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men. For God
so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but
the wrath of God abideth on him.
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be
in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. And
he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
together.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall
not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the
Son to have life in himself. Search the scriptures; for in them
ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of
me.
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat
which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall
give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven,
and giveth life unto the world. And Jesus said unto them, I am
the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and
he that believeth on me shall never thirst. And this is the will
of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and
believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him
up at the last day.
I am that bread of life. I am the living bread which came
down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for
ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will
give for the life of the world.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and
they are life. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I
lay down my life for the sheep. Therefore doth my Father love
me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. And
I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. And I know that
his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak
therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should
give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is
life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. But these are written, that
ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and
that believing ye might have life through his name.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and
glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted
repentance unto life. (If in this life only we have hope in
Christ,
we are of all men most miserable.) Who also hath made us able
ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the
spirit:
for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. For we that
are in
this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would
be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed
up of life.
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid:
for if there had been a law given which could have given life,
verily righteousness should have been by the law. For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is
profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now
is, and of that which is to come. Laying up in store for
themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they
may lay hold on eternal life.
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour
Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel: in hope of eternal life,
which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; that
being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according
to the hope of eternal life.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him. According as his divine power
hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to
glory and virtue.
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and
our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was
manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto
you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was
manifested unto us). For all that is in the world, the lust of
the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is
not of the Father, but is of the world.
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even
eternal life. We know that we have passed from death unto life,
because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother
abideth in death. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he
laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for
the brethren.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal
life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath
life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the
Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that
ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us
an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are
in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the
true God, and eternal life.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of
our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of
the fountain of the water of life freely.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In
the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river,
was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits,
and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the
gates into the city.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that
heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Glimpses of God ® by Joyce C. Lock
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About the Author:
Joyce C. Lock founded and maintains the email ministries
"Heavenly Inspirations"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and
"Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/ .
She also has a published e-book, "The Difference",
which can be purchased here:
http://www.theeaglesgarden.com/