Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.
Today the Lord your God is commanding you to obey these laws and rules. You must faithfully obey them with all your heart and with all your soul.
Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when he appears we will have confidence, and when he comes we won’t turn from him in shame.
We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, “Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.”
He did evil things because he was not serious about dedicating himself to serving the Lord.
Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.
Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
Blessed is the person whom the Lord no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts.
I will force you out of the city. I will hand you over to foreigners, and I will punish you.
Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.
He did what the Lord considered right, but he did not do it wholeheartedly.
Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed ⌞to the Lord⌟ his entire life.