Watch against everything defiling before the Lord and exist in a justified state through his grace...

"Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you." John 13:13-15, KJV

Open your heart to the Lord so as to enjoy his presence and its comforts and graces...

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20, KJV

Seek the Lord's forgiveness and abundant mercies...

"Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now." Numbers 14:19, KJV

Allow the Lord to bring you to his glory in redemption in wondrous work of love and to rescue you from sin...

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19, KJV

Live to Christ, abounding in holy duties with frequency of prayer...

"In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:" Colossians 1:22, KJV

Act, speak, and think according to the Lord's will by the power of his son, through faith unto salvation, lest you perish...

"For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." Luke 6:43-45, KJV

Rely on God in all trials so as to constantly trust in him for needed peace of conscience...

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." Isaiah 26:3, KJV

Repent before the Lord so he will remove affliction and forgive you, showing sorrow for sin and seeking to separate from evil...

"Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil." Joel 2:12-13, KJV

 

Don't be drawn into folly or sin-reject each vice and wickedness in determined pursuit to God's will...

"But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6, KJV

Trust in Yahweh and don't be afraid, so your heart is gladdened and helped...

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;" Psalm 46:1-2, KJV

Let God worketh salvation in you and avoid everlasting ruin by not yielding to service of Satan...

"And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you." Leviticus 20:8, KJV

Abound in holy duties and frequency of prayer before Yahweh in humble faith...

"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." Colossians 1:19-20, KJV

Love mercy and do justly before Yahweh, so the yoke of oppression and sin are removed...

"And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:" Isaiah 58:10, KJV

Pray earnestly to God to be enabled to obey his commands out of patience of Christ and love of Yahweh...

"But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil." 2 Thessalonians 3:3, KJV

Keep God's commandments and copy his example, rebuking wickedness and carelessness...

"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner." Proverbs 11:30-31, KJV

Invest in solid peace that flows from Yahweh and is founded on him, seeking God's progress and perseverance in grace...

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." 1 Peter 5:10, KJV

Let the Spirit of God work upon your soul in grace and light...

"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:6, KJV

Be delivered from the guilt of sin by Yahweh's justifying and pardoning grace...

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10, KJV

Exist for the glory and praise of Yahweh, according to his pleasure and power, dying to sin...

"And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." Colossians 1:17, KJV

Sincerely repent of sins in mourning, weeping, and fasting, so the Lord will forgive you...

"Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded." Joel 2:8, KJV

Never desert God's ways or truths, or deny Christ, satisfied in peril by their universal providence...

"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." Luke 12:4-5, KJV

Make proper use of Yahweh's good, just, and holy law...

"And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace." John 1:16, KJV

Be raised by God to heavenly glory and happiness, by ensuring that love of God in Christ is fixed in your soul against depths of sin...

"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." Ephesians 3:16-21, KJV

Amidst affliction and persecution, proceed by the love of God, in repentance and faith...

"But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." Acts 20:24, KJV

Reflect on what God has done for your soul and engage in constant communion with him, in joy and fear of him...

"And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you." Matthew 28:5-7, KJV

Show earnestness and skill in doing God's promises, dependent on his good and wise promises...

"He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord." Psalm 33:5, KJV

Avoid destruction upon yourself by keeping yourself holy, pure, and clean, in conversation and heart before God...

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16, KJV

Live to Christ by abounding in holy duties and being frequent in prayer in humble faith...

"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:" Colossians 1:15, KJV

Cleave to God only with purpose of heart and dependence...

"For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." Jeremiah 2:13, KJV

Be purified by the Holy Spirit and redeemed from sin by God's sanctification...

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men," Titus 2:11, KJV