Ephesians 6:7 (NLT) Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. In this verse, Paul is referring to slaves and masters. Even though we are workers and not slaves (although sometimes we may feel like one), we have to follow...

Hebrews 12:25 (NLT) See to it that you obey God, the one who is speaking to you. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, how terrible our danger if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! One...

Philippians 2:8 (KJV) And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:12-13 (NLT) … And now that I am away you must be even more careful to put into action God’s saving work in your...

Mark 1:17 (NLT) Jesus called out to them, “Come, be my disciples, and I will show you how to fish for people!” The first two disciples Jesus called were Simon (Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were fishermen by profession, so Jesus told them something they could...

1 John 2:3 (NLT) And how can we be sure that we belong to him? By obeying his commandments. Jesus bought us with a price. The price is His blood. All He asks of us is that we love Him back. How do we love Him? Verse 5 says, “But those who obey God’s word really do...

Hebrews 13:17 (NLT) Obey your spiritual leaders and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this joyfully and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. Part of...

Psalm 119:45 (NLT) I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. When we walk in obedience, and we choose to follow God’s commandments, we walk in freedom. Every person wants to be free. People die for freedom because it is an innate right...

Hebrews 12:11 (NLT) No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. Part of growing in the Lord is receiving continued discipline from Him. When He is...

Joshua 1:8 (NLT) Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then you will succeed. Before Moses died, he entrusted Joshua to finish the mission God had given him, which was to...

Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NLT) You must obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to...

Deuteronomy 13:4 (NLT) Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The Bible warns us there will be false prophets in the world, people who will say things that will come to pass. There will also be...

Isaiah 42:20 (NLT) “You see and understand what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear, but you don’t really listen.” God kept telling the people of Israel what to do and what was right, but they continually refused to obey. Therefore, they had to suffer the...