Closer to God

Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. …

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.