30 Bible Verses about Being Devoted to God
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"Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day."
There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world?how she may please her husband.
not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD."
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives he is lent to the LORD." He worshiped the LORD there.
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
Teach me your way, LORD. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; outdo one another in showing honor;
My soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Now I beg you, brothers (you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints),
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
For it happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"'
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
For the eyes of the LORD run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars."
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Giving up all for Christ
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord's.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Serving God
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.
not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Loving God
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
"You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our redemption
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Walking worthy of God
we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The call of God
we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
Being Devoted to God » Christ, an example of
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Doing all to God's glory
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Timothy
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing. For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you. For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. read more.
But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, even as you are living, that you excel more and more.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Living to Christ
He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The death of Christ
He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Epaphroditus
because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Want of, condemned
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our preservation
and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The mercies of God
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our creation
All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Bearing the cross
He called the crowd to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Self-denial
He called the crowd to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Being Devoted to God » A characteristic of saints
I haven't gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joanna, &c
and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who provided for them from their possessions.
the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » Being Devoted to God
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Decision » Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joshua
If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."