Ron Alley

Colossians 2:8

Colossians 2:8 (HCSB)
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

1 John 5:4

1 John 5:4 (HCSB)
because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

Romans 8:15

Romans 8:15 (HCSB)
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father!"

1 Peter 2:9

1 Peter 2:9 (HCSB)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

God initiates

John 6:44-51 (HCSB)
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

John 6:35

John 6:35 (HCSB)
"I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again.

Hebrews 11:8-10

Hebrews 11:8-10 (HCSB)
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

John 1:4-5, John 1:9

John 1:4-5 (ESV)
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

John 1:9 (ESV)
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

Isaiah 9:2

Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.

Psalm 13:5-6

Psalm 13:5-6 (HCSB)
But I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.

Psalm 63:1-11

Psalm 63:1-11 (HCSB)
God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

Nehemiah 1:11

Nehemiah 1:11 (HCSB)
Please, Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to that of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success today, and have compassion on him in the presence of this man. [At the time,] I was the king's cupbearer.

Isaiah 64:1-10

Isaiah 64:1-10 (HCSB)
If only You would tear the heavens open [and] come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence-

Proverbs 15:28

Proverbs 15:28 (HCSB)
The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

Proverbs 14:27

Proverbs 14:27 (HCSB)
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

I want to be found

Jeremiah 29:11-14 (HCSB)
For I know the plans I have for you"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"plans for [your] welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

James 4:7-8

James 4:7-8 (HCSB)
Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

James 3:9

James 3:9 (HCSB)
We praise our Lord and Father with it, and we curse men who are made in God's likeness with it.

Proverbs 10:11

Proverbs 10:11 (HCSB)
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:32

Proverbs 10:32 (HCSB)
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, [only] what is perverse.

Numbers 1:22

Numbers 1:22 (NIV)
From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.

Psalm 25:4

Psalm 25:4 (NIV84)
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;

Psalm 63:3

Psalm 63:3 (NIV84)
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

Proverbs 4:20

Proverbs 4:20 (NIV84)
My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.

Hosea 10:12

Hosea 10:12 (NIV84)
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.