Devotedness to God.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

• 1 min. read • grade level: 11

A characteristic of saints. Job 23:12¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12),

Christ, an example of. John 4:34³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (John 4:34). John 17:4⁴I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. (John 17:4).

GROUNDED UPON

The mercies of God. Rom. 12:1¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1).

The goodness of God. 1 Sam. 12:24²⁴Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. (1 Samuel 12:24).

The call of God. 1 The. 2:12.

The death of Christ. 2 Cor. 5:15¹⁵And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. (2 Corinthians 5:15).

Our creation. Psa. 86:9⁹All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. (Psalm 86:9).

Our preservation. Isa. 46:4⁴And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. (Isaiah 46:4).

Our redemption. 1 Cor. 6:19, 20¹⁹What? 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? ²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6:19‑20).

SHOULD BE

With our spirit. 1 Cor. 6:20²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6:20). 1 Peter 4:6⁶For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. (1 Peter 4:6).

With our bodies. Rom. 12.2. 1 Cor. 6:20²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6:20).

With our members. Rom. 6:12, 13¹²Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. ¹³Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (Romans 6:12‑13). 1 Peter 4:2²That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. (1 Peter 4:2).

With our substance. Ex. 22:29²⁹Thou 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. (Exodus 22:29). Prov. 3:9⁹Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: (Proverbs 3:9).

Unreserved. Matt. 6:24²⁴No 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. (Matthew 6:24). Luke 14:33³³So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:33).

Abounding. 1 Thess. 4:1¹Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. (1 Thessalonians 4:1).

Persevering. Luke 1:74, 75⁷⁴That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, ⁷⁵In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. (Luke 1:74‑75). Luke 9:62⁶²And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:62).

In life and death. Rom. 14:8⁸For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. (Romans 14:8). Phi. 1:20.

SHOULD BE EXHIBITED IN

Loving God. Deut. 6:5⁵And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deuteronomy 6:5). Luke 10:27²⁷And 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 neighbor as thyself. (Luke 10:27).

Serving God. 1 Sam. 12:24²⁴Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. (1 Samuel 12:24). Rom, 12:11.

Walking worthy of God. 1 The 2: 12.

Doing all to God's glory. 1 Cor. 10:31³¹Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31).

Bearing the cross. Mar. 8:34.

Self-denial. Mar. 8:34.

Living to Christ. 2 Cor. 5:15¹⁵And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. (2 Corinthians 5:15).

Giving up all for Christ. Matt. 19:21, 28, 29²¹Jesus 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. (Matthew 19:21)
²⁸And 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. ²⁹And 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. (Matthew 19:28‑29).

Want of, condemned. Rev. 3:16¹⁶So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. (Revelation 3:16).

Exemplified. Joshua, Josh. 24:12¹²And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. (Joshua 24:12). Peter, Andrew, James, John, Mat. 4:20-22. Joanna, &c. Luke 8:3³And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. (Luke 8:3). Paul, Phi. 1:21. Timothy, Phi. 2:3: 19-22. Epaphroditus, Phi. 2:30,

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