Favorite Scripture Verses

When
I was a little boy, I thought I would stay that way forever. It did not happen.
Here I am still thinking I will stay this way forever. It is not happening.*

Here
are a few of my favorite verses in Scripture:

“Salvation is found in no
one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we
must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

“The god of this age has
blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the
gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (2
Corinthians 4:4)

“The person without the
Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but
considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are
discerned only through the Spirit. The
person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is
not subject to merely human judgments.” (1 Corinthians 2:14-15)

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.’” (John 14:6)

“You will keep in perfect
peace those
whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” (Isaiah 26:3)

“But who can discern their
own errors? Forgive
my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.” (Psalm 19:12-13)

“Do not deceive yourselves.
If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should
become ‘fools’ so that you may become wise.” (1 Corinthians 3:18)

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does
he withhold from
those whose walk is blameless. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who
trusts in you.” (Psalm 84:11-12)

“Rejoice in the Lord
always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4)

“Give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1
Thessalonians 5:18)

“Dear friends, now we are
children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know
that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
(1 John 3:2)

There
are many more.

In the Lord
Jesus Christ,

Jim Wilson

*Written April 2016.