knowledge of GOD more than burnt offerings

"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice;
and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."

                                                                    ( Hosea 6:6 )

But you are a chosen people

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him
 who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
( 1 Peter 2:9 )

Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong

Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong .
                            ( Exodus 23:2a  )

Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be WISE.

“Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.”
                                                      ( Proverbs 19:20-21 )

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise

 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends:
    With the Lord a day is like a thousand years,
    and a thousand years are like a day.
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,
    as some understand slowness. He is patient with you,
    not wanting anyone to perish,
    but everyone to come to repentance.

                                 ( 2 Peter 3.8-9 )

wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD

The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
       to the one who seeks him;
  it is good to wait quietly
       for the salvation of the LORD.

                         ( Lamentations 3:25-26 )

but whoever listens to GOD will live in safety

For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
       and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
but whoever listens to me will live in safety
       and be at ease, without fear of harm."

                                  ( Proverbs 1:32-33  )

God is our refuge.

My salvation and my honor depend on God  ;
       he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
       pour out your hearts to him,
       for God is our refuge.
                         ( Psalm 62:7-8 )

Ask With Confidence

This is the confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
                                       ( 1 John 5:14 )

let us kneel before the LORD our Maker

“Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice,”
                                                ( Psalm 95:6-7 )

our struggle is against the evil

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
 against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
 and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
                                                  ( Ephesians 6:12 )

the one whom the LORD commends is, approved one.

“But, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”( 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 )

LORD says, Call to me and I will answer you...

“This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name: 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”-                                                    ( Jeremiah 33:2-3 )

LORD will be your confidence

  for the LORD will be your confidence
       and will keep your foot from being snared.

                          ( Proverb  3.26 )

ask where the good way is, and walk in it

This is what the LORD says:
       "Stand at the crossroads and look;
       ask for the ancient paths,
       ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
       and you will find rest for your souls.
                             ( Jeremiah 6:16  )

Fear GOD

The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;
       in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
 Therefore, men revere him,
       for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?

                                             ( Job 37:23-24  )

word of the LORD is flawless

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.”
                                 ( Psalm 18:30 )

let the Almighty answer me

 Oh, that I had someone to hear me!
       I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
       let my accuser put his indictment in writing.

                                        ( Job 31.35 )

GOD opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
   "God opposes the proud
      but gives grace to the humble."

                 (  James 4:6 )

your love, O LORD, endures forever

“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love,
O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.”
                                  ( Psalm 138:8 )