God's people - who are they?

The sinners in Zion shake with fear.  "Which one of us," they cry, "can live here in the presence of his all-consuming fire?"  The ones who can live here are,

1. those who are honest and fair,
2. who reject making a profit by fraud,
3. who stay far away from bribes,
4. who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
5. who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong.

These are the ones who will dwell on high.  The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress of safety.  Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance. - (Isaiah 33:14-16)

PS: the last three sentences from the scripture quoted above gives God's children, his people, the assurance that their needs will be met in the most unimaginable of ways, for he is a sovereign God!

A reason for right living...

Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out.  Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here.  So don't live in darkness.  Get rid of your evil deeds.  Shed them like dirty clothes.  Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.  We should be decent and true in everything  we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior.  Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.  But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires - (Romans 13:11-14)