Keith Crawford

The Law of the Lord is awesome

Psalm 19:7-11 (ESV)
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

Meditate on law

Joshua 1:8 (ESV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

And Peter

Mark 16:7 (ESV)
But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."

Love abound more

Philippians 1:9-11 (ESV)
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

Draw Near

James 4:7-8 (ESV)
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Bear Fruit of Repentance

Luke 3:8 (ESV)
Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

Blessed is He who trusts in The Lord

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (ESV)
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.

Joy in Complete Honesty

Psalm 32:2 (NLT)
Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

Control

Proverbs 16:32 (NLT)
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

For the battle is the Lords

1 Samuel 17:45 (ESV)
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

1 Samuel 17:47 (ESV)
and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand."

Children of Integrity blessed

Proverbs 20:7 (ESV)
The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!

Submit to bring Joy to Leaders

Hebrews 13:17 (NIV)
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

Remember the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:11-20 (ESV)
"Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today,

Walk in His Ways

Deuteronomy 8:5-6 (ESV)
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.

Heart is where treasure is

Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV)
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

Cannot serve 2 Masters

Luke 16:13 (ESV)
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

Give God your trouble, he sustains

Psalm 55:16-17 (ESV)
But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.

Psalm 55:22 (ESV)
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Wisdom restrains words

Proverbs 17:27 (ESV)
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Endure without Complaint

2 Timothy 2:10 (ESV)
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Focus and Perspective

2 Timothy 2:4-7 (ESV)
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

The Guilty hate the truth

John 15:20 (ESV)
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

John 15:23-24 (ESV)
Whoever hates me hates my Father also.

Godliness is persecuted

2 Timothy 3:12 (ESV)
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Teach your children the works

Psalm 78:1-2 (ESV)
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

Psalm 78:4-7 (ESV)
We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

Satisfy us and approve our efforts

Psalm 90:14 (NLT)
Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

Psalm 90:16-17 (NLT)
Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory.

Love is

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT)
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud