What does the Bible say about living for God?
Who are you living for? Are you living for Jesus, or are you living for the world—money, others, or validation? What drives you? Have you forgotten the great price that was paid for you? Jesus died for your sins. He gave up everything for us. Isn’t He worthy of your entire life? Why breathe if Jesus doesn’t get the glory? Why take a step if taking a step doesn’t honor Christ? Living for God means believing by faith that Jesus died for you. It’s trusting in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and believing He has taken away all your sins.
When you live for God, you know that works can’t save you—but you live for Him because He has already saved you. Christians desire to lead lives that please our Savior. We want to pray because it’s how we communicate with Him. We want to read the Bible to encounter Him in His Word. We want Him and nothing else. If you haven’t been living for Jesus, it’s time to start today!
Romans 12:1 (NASB) – “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV) – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Colossians 3:17 (NKJV) – “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
1 Peter 4:11 (ESV) – “Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.”
Matthew 6:33 (KJV) – “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Philippians 1:21 (NLT) – “For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.”
John 15:5 (Holman) – “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.”
2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV) – “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
Psalm 37:5 (NKJV) – “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”
James 4:8 (ESV) – “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Proverbs 3:6 (KJV) – “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT) – “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Romans 6:13 (NASB) – “And do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Micah 6:8 (NKJV) – “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Colossians 3:23 (NLT) – “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”
John 12:26 (Holman) – “If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”
1 John 2:17 (NIV) – “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
Romans 14:8 (NKJV) – “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are. Concurrent the Lord’s.”
Titus 2:12 (ESV) – “Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.”
Joshua 24:15 (KJV) – “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Philippians 4:13 (NLT) – “I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”
Matthew 22:37 (NASB) – “And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’”
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) – “Pray continually.”
Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) – “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Galatians 5:16 (ESV) – “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 (KJV) – “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
2 Timothy 2:22 (NLT) – “Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.”
Luke 9:23 (Holman) – “Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.'”
1 Peter 2:9 (NIV) – “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Isaiah 55:6 (NKJV) – “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.”
Romans 8:28 (ESV) – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Psalm 1:1-2 (KJV) – “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT) – “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.”
Proverbs 16:3 (NASB) – “Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.”
John 3:30 (NIV) – “He must become greater; I must become less.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) – “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.'”
James 1:22 (ESV) – “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
Psalm 63:1 (KJV) – “O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLT) – “Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.”
Matthew 5:16 (Holman) – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”
Romans 12:2 (NIV) – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Psalm 86:11 (NKJV) – “Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.”
Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV) – “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”
Exodus 20:3 (KJV) – “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
Philippians 2:13 (NLT) – “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
Isaiah 26:3 (NASB) – “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You.”
Revelation 4:11 (NIV) – “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
