30 Bible Verses about Being Devoted to God
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Now let your heart be completely devoted to the LORD our God, to live according to his statutes and to keep his commands, as we are doing today."
Never be lazy in showing such devotion. Be on fire with the Spirit. Serve the Lord.
Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert and thankful when you pray.
An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, that is, about how she can please her husband. I'm saying this for your benefit, not to put a noose around your necks, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord.
Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
But you say, "Whoever tells his father or his mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me has been given to God,"
So set your minds and hearts to seek the LORD your God, to get up, and to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be stored in a temple built for the name of the LORD."
I will speak highly of you, my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever.
You, however, are not under the control of the human nature but under the control of the Spirit, since God's Spirit lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of the Messiah, he does not belong to him.
Now I'm dedicating him to the LORD, and as long as he lives, he will be dedicated to the LORD." Then they worshipped the LORD there.
Be joyful in hope, patient in trouble, and persistent in prayer.
"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"
Teach me your ways, LORD, that I may walk in your truth; let me wholeheartedly revere your name.
Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel at showing respect for each other.
Now I urge you, brothers for you know that the members of the family of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to serving the saints
Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.
But Jesus answered him, "It is written, "You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.
For the slave who has been called to belong to the Lord is the Lord's free person. In the same way, the free person who has been called is the Messiah's slave.
For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.
because as Solomon grew older, his wives turned his affections away after other gods, and his heart was not fully as devoted to the LORD his God as his father David's heart had been.
But you say, "If anyone tells his father or mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me is Corban,"' (that is, an offering to God)
Stop being carried away by all kinds of unusual teachings, for it is good that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by food laws that have never helped those who follow them.
Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
The LORD's eyes keep on roaming throughout the earth, looking for those whose hearts completely belong to him, so that he may strongly support them. But because you have acted foolishly in this, from now on you will have wars."
so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.
The love of the Messiah controls us, for we are convinced of this: that one person died for all people; therefore, all people have died.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Giving up all for Christ
Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."
Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the renewed creation, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, governing the twelve tribes of Israel. In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
Indeed, this is why the gospel was proclaimed even to those who have died, so that they could be judged in their mortal flesh like all humans and live in the spiritual realm like God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
I rejoice because I eagerly expect and hope that I will have nothing to be ashamed of, because through my boldness the Messiah will be exalted through me, now as always, whether I live or die.
If we live, we live to honor the Lord; and if we die, we die to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Serving God
Only, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Indeed, consider what great things he has done for you.
Never be lazy in showing such devotion. Be on fire with the Spirit. Serve the Lord.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Loving God
You are to love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
He answered, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And you must love your neighbor as yourself."
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Therefore, do not let sin rule your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. Stop offering the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have been brought from death to life and the parts of your body as instruments of righteousness to God.
so that he can live the rest of his mortal life guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
"You are not to hold back the fullness of your harvest and the outflow of your wine presses. You are to give to me the firstborn of your sons.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our redemption
You know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, don't you? You do not belong to yourselves, because you were bought for a price. Therefore, glorify God with your bodies.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Walking worthy of God
We comforted and encouraged you, urging you to live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The call of God
We comforted and encouraged you, urging you to live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus told him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
He granted us deliverance from our enemies' grip so that we could serve him without fear
Being Devoted to God » Christ, an example of
Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Doing all to God's glory
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Timothy
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I can be encouraged when I learn of your condition. I do not have anyone else like him who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For all the others look after their own interests, not after those of Jesus the Messiah. read more.
But you know his proven worth how like a son with his father he served with me in the gospel.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Living to Christ
He died for all people, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for the one who died and rose for them.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The death of Christ
He died for all people, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for the one who died and rose for them.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Epaphroditus
because he came close to death for the work of the Messiah by risking his life to complete what remained unfinished in your service to me.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
For to me, to go on living is the Messiah, and to die is gain.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Want of, condemned
Since you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
Only, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Indeed, consider what great things he has done for you.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our preservation
Even until your old age, I am the one, and I'll carry you even until your gray hairs come. It is I who have created, and I who will carry, and it is I who will bear and save.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The mercies of God
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our creation
All the nations that you have established will come and worship you, my Lord. They will honor your name.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Bearing the cross
Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and told them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously,
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Self-denial
Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and told them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously,
Being Devoted to God » A characteristic of saints
I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joanna, &c
Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.
the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » Being Devoted to God
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.
Decision » Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joshua
If you think it's the wrong thing for you to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve the gods whom your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose territories you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
