Posts Tagged ‘ Obedience ’

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

1 Corinthians 10:31, HCSB

God created a home for us with all we need to enjoy Him and be with Him, so may we worship and honor Him in everything we do, thanking Him for all good things and every provision.

VerseD: Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

Isaiah 60:1, HCSB

God created everything to make a home for us and be with us, and He calls us to see His light and dwell with Him.

VerseD: Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2, HCSB

God created everything for us and to be with us, yet we often want this world more than Him. Let us be changed by the Holy Spirit to want Him and all that is good, to know good from evil and know Him more.

VerseD: Mark 2:27

Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27, HCSB

Remember that God created not merely to show His power but to make a home for humanity. The Sabbath is for our good, and we obey God believing He knows what is best for us.

VerseD: 1 Kings 8:61

“Be wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord our God to walk in his statutes and to keep his commands, as it is today.”

1 Kings 8:61, CSB

We confess Christ as Lord and Savior, and we should then act on our belief by obeying what He has commanded, living out the same sacrificial love and sharing the gospel.

VerseD: Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed  to this age,  but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,  so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will  of God.

Romans 12:2, CSB

God has told us what is good, and by adopting us through the blood of Christ and renewing our minds by the power of the Holy Spirit, He helps us live in loving obedience.

VerseD: Deuteronomy 7:9

Know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commands.

Deuteronomy 7:9, CSB

We walk in the footsteps of Christ, our faithful God who is faithful to His covenants and saves us, especially after we have been unfaithful. Let us walk in the power of the Holy Spirit to live faithfully for our Savior.

VerseD: Matthew 21:19-20

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered. When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

Matthew 21:19-20, CSB

Christ has freed us, most importantly from the curse of sin and death. Nothing we do matters if we are not living in obedient faith in Jesus.

VerseD: Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:14, CSB

Peace comes from following God and doing what He has called us to. We can bring peace to others by doing the good work of sharing the gospel.

VerseD: Psalm 139:10

even there your hand will lead me; your right hand will hold on to me.

Psalm 139:10, CSB

No matter what life brings, God is in control. It is best to trust Him and live by His leading as found in the Bible, by the Holy Spirit, and with help from the Church.