We should esteem God’s word above food

Job 23:12

KJV ¹² Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. WEB ¹² 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.

Love God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength

Deuteronomy 6:5

KJV ⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. WEB ⁵ You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Luke 10:27

KJV ²⁷ And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. WEB ²⁷ 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;

“This I say,” Paul wrote: “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work;” “being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; and by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be unto God for His Unspeakable Gift.” 8T.139

Serve Him with the whole heart

1 Samuel 12:24

KJV ²⁴ Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. WEB ²⁴ Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

Romans 12:11

KJV ¹¹ Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; WEB ¹¹ not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Glorify God in our bodies

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

KJV ¹⁹ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? ²⁰ For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. WEB ¹⁹ Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, ²⁰ for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Give Him unreserved service

Matthew 6:24

KJV ²⁴ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. WEB ²⁴ “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 can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Luke 14:33

KJV ³³ So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. WEB ³³ So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

Deny self and take up our cross daily

Mark 8:34

KJV ³⁴ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. WEB ³⁴ He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Give all for Christ

Matthew 19:21

KJV ²¹ Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. WEB ²¹ 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.”

Matthew 19:28-29

KJV ²⁸ And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. WEB ²⁸ Jesus said to them, “Most certainly 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. ²⁹ Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

Want of full consecration condemned

Revelation 3:16

KJV ¹⁶ So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. WEB ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

Honor God with our substance

Exodus 22:29

KJV ²⁹ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. WEB ²⁹ “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.

Proverbs 3:9

KJV ⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: WEB ⁹ Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
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God calls for those who are at ease in Zion to be up and doing. Will they not listen to the Master's voice? He wants prayerful, faithful workers who will sow beside all waters. Those who labor thus will be surprised to find how trials, resolutely borne in the name and strength of Jesus, will give firmness to the faith and renew the courage. In the path of humble obedience is safety and power, comfort and hope; but the reward will finally be lost by those who do nothing for Jesus. Weak hands will be unable to cling to the Mighty One, feeble knees will fail to support in the day of adversity. Bible readers and Christian workers will receive the glorious prize, and hear the “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: ... enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” 4T.76-77

Walk worthy of God

1 Thessalonians 2:12

KJV ¹² That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. WEB ¹² to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

Do all to God’s glory

1 Corinthians 10:31

KJV ³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. WEB ³¹ Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.