When Elijah was standing on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18, he asked the nation how long they would waiver between two opinions. He asked them to choose God or Baal. We’re all susceptible to being non committal, but James says that a double minded person is unstable in all their ways. God wants our whole heart so that we will serve Him with our whole life. We can’t just serve Him on Sunday and live how we want the rest of the week. Wholehearted devotion to Him puts Him first in our life above all else.
Here are some Bible verses on serving God wholeheartedly:
1. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
2. “With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalms 119:10-11 NKJV
3. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 ESV
4. But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 NLT
5. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NKJV
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 