To grow in Christlikeness
We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. (2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV)
He patiently waits
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). (Ephesians 2:4-5)
God Himself is our greatest reward
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. (John 14:15 ESV)
We will be rewarded in heaven
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:20–21)
Commendation or praise
We will all stand before the judgment seat of God … So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. (Romans 14:10,12 ESV)
Seeking the Lord’s forgiveness
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16 KJV)
The path to restoration
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
He’s not a silent God
As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (Psalm 18:30 NKJV)
A fundamental change
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (John 20:31 KJV)
An imperishable inheritance
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7 KJV)
The light of God in you
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15 KJV)
Our God is great
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. (Job 33:4)
A precious and valuable gift
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1 ESV)
The Son of the living God
Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you. (Joshua 3:10 ESV)
Not the end of the story
I [Jesus] am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. (John 11:25–26 NKJV)
A place in heaven
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:2-3 KJV)
“Remember me, Lord”
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. (Titus 3:5a KJV)
The bedrock of Christian faith
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. (Ephesians 1:7 KJV)
Faith and hope
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13 ESV)
No matter what their status
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy. (Zephaniah 3:17 KJV)