No! You respect only the Lord your God! Then he will save you from all your enemies.”
1 Samuel 12:24 - Easy To Read Version But you must honor the Lord. You must truly serve the Lord with all your heart. Remember the wonderful things he did for you! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider how great are the things He has done for you. American Standard Version (1901) Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you. Common English Bible Just fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Look at what great things he has done for you! Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and from your whole heart. For you have seen the great works that he has done among you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart; for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you. |
No! You respect only the Lord your God! Then he will save you from all your enemies.”
And God said to people,\par “Fear and respect the Lord—\par that is wisdom.\par Don’t do evil things—\par that is understanding.”\par
Wisdom begins with fear and respect\par for God.\par People who obey God are very wise.\par Praises will be sung to God forever.\par
Lord, let me obey your commands perfectly,\par so I will not be ashamed.\par
But the blood on your houses will be a special sign. When I see the blood, I will pass over [66] your house. I will cause bad things to happen to the people of Egypt. But none of those bad diseases will hurt you.
The first thing a person must learn is to respect and obey the Lord—that leads to true wisdom. But evil people hate discipline and true wisdom.
You party with your wine, harps, {\cf2\super [52]} drums, flutes, and other musical instruments. And you don’t see the things the Lord has done. The Lord’s hands have made many, many things—but you don’t notice those things. So, it will be very bad for you people.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him. Jesus said, “This man coming is truly one of God’s people. {\cf2\super [31]} There is nothing false in him.”
So brothers and sisters, I beg you to do something. God has shown us great mercy. So offer your lives as a living sacrifice {\cf2\super [130]} to God. Your offering must be only for God and will be pleasing to him. This offering of yourselves is the spiritual way for you to worship (serve) God.
The Lord is the one you should praise. He is your God. He has done great and amazing things for you. You have seen those things with your own eyes.
The Lord made an agreement with the people of Israel at Mount Horeb (Sinai). In addition to that agreement, the Lord also commanded Moses to make another agreement with them while they were in Moab. This is that agreement.
Moses called together all the Israelite people. He said to them, “You saw all the things the Lord did in the land of Egypt. You saw the things he did to Pharaoh, to Pharaoh’s officers, and to his whole country.
Then Joshua said to the people, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and truly serve him. Throw away the false gods that your ancestors worshiped. That was something that happened a long time ago on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve only the Lord.