Commitment, to God

Commitment to God commanded

Dt 27:10; Jos 24:14; Ro 12:1–2

New Living Translation Chapter 27

So you must obey the LORD your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today.”

New Living Translation Chapter 24

14 “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone

See also Dt 6:13; Dt 10:12–13; Dt 13:4; Jos 22:5 Joshua reiterates Moses’ commands; Jdg 6:10; 1 Sa 7:3; 1 Sa 12:24; 1 Ch 28:9 David’s instructions to Solomon; 2 Ch 19:9; Je 38:20; 1 Th 4:1; 2 Ti 2:22

Obedience to God’s commands as a sign of commitment

Dt 7:9; Jos 24:24; Ro 6:17

See also Ex 19:8; Dt 11:22; 1 Ki 8:61; Ne 10:29; Ps 40:6–8 The reference may be to the ear-piercing that was a sign of slaves’ voluntary commitment to their masters; Je 7:23; Je 11:3; Je 38:20; Je 42:6; Hag 1:12; Zec 6:15

Jesus Christ equates obedience with love:

Jn 14:15; Jn 15:10

Ac 5:29; Ro 2:13

Love for God and worship of him are hallmarks of commitment

Dt 30:6; Jn 21:15

See also Dt 6:5; Dt 10:12; Dt 11:1; Dt 11:13; Dt 11:22; Jos 23:11; Ne 1:5; Is 56:6–7; Je 20:12; Da 9:4; Mt 6:24; Mt 22:37

Benefits of commitment to God

Dt 30:20; 2 Ch 16:9; Pr 16:3; Re 2:10

See also Ex 19:5–6; Ex 20:6; Dt 28:1; 1 Sa 12:14; 1 Ki 2:2–4; Ps 97:10; Pr 2:7–8; Is 1:19; Je 26:13

Examples of commitment to God

Abraham:

Ge 22:17–18; Heb 11:8

Nu 12:7 Moses; Jos 22:2 the tribes who settled in Transjordan; 1 Ki 15:5 David; 1 Ki 15:14 Asa

Hezekiah:

2 Ki 20:3; 2 Ch 31:20

2 Ki 23:25 Josiah; Ne 13:14 Nehemiah; Jn 13:37 Simon Peter’s good intentions

God’s commitment of gifts and tasks to his people

God’s commitment of gifts

1 Corinthians 9:17 NLT

If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.

God’s commitment of the faith to believers

Jude 3 NLT

Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.