Ron Jones - God was Listening

Acts 10:1-8(NKJV)

10 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

4 And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”

So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 6 He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.” 7 And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. 8 So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Acts 2:17-18(NKJV)

17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
 That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
 Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
 Your young men shall see visions,
 Your old men shall dream dreams.
 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
 I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
 And they shall prophesy.

Psalm 24:3-5(NKJV)

3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
 Or who may stand in His holy place?
 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
 Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
 Nor sworn deceitfully.
 5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
 And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

John 14:6(NKJV)

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way,the truth, and the life.No one comes to the Father except through Me.

2 Corinthians 7:1(NKJV)

7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

1 Corinthians 3:1-3(NKJV)

3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 

Psalm 34:9-11(NKJV)

9 Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
 There is no want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;
 I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 19:9(NKJV)

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

Psalm 111:10(NKJV)

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.

Proverbs 18:16(ESV)

16 A man's gift makes room for him
     and brings him before the great.

Jeremiah 29:11-14(NKJV)

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I wi