As we begin a new year, it can be overwhelming to consider all the commands in scripture that we are to obey. Therefore, here are a few simple commands that we can focus on as we begin a new year.
Here are 7 simple commands to focus on as a goal each day in the new year:
- Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind
- Love your neighbor as yourself
- Fear God
- Keep God’s commandments
- Do justly
- Love mercy
- Walk humbly with thy God
These commands come from 3 verses that describe all-encompassing themes that if we focus on then we will serve God in an acceptable way.
- The greatest & second commandment (Matt. 22:36-40)
- The whole duty of man (Eccl. 12:13)
- What does the Lord require of thee (Micah 6:8)
The Greatest & Second Commandment
Matt. 22:36-40 – [36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law? [37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [38] This is the first and great commandment. [39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Rom. 13:8-10 – [8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. [9] For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [10] Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 Tim. 1:5 – [5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
The Whole Duty of Man
Eccl. 12:13 – [13] Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
What Does the Lord Require of Thee?
Micah 6:8 – [8] He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Sermons
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