Which other scriptures highlight God's steadfast love for those who obey Him? Exodus 20:6—Foundation of Covenant Love - “but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.” God Himself links love, obedience, and lasting, steadfast devotion. Every additional passage simply echoes and amplifies this truth. Echoes in the Law - Deuteronomy 5:10 — “but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.” - Deuteronomy 7:9 — “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.” - Deuteronomy 11:13-15 — Obedience to love and serve Him “with all your heart and soul” opens the door for His provision. - Deuteronomy 30:16 — “For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments… that you may live and multiply, and the LORD your God may bless you.” - Joshua 22:5 — Israel is urged to “love the LORD your God…and keep His commandments… so that you may prosper.” Celebrated in the Psalms - Psalm 25:10 — “All the LORD’s ways are loving devotion and faithfulness to those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.” - Psalm 36:10 — “Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.” - Psalm 103:17-18 — “But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him… to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.” - Psalm 145:20 — “The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.” Voiced by the Prophets - Nehemiah 1:5 — God “keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” - Daniel 9:4 — The same confession: God “keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” The prophets, standing in repentance on behalf of the people, anchor their hope in this unchanging character of God. Fulfilled in Christ - John 14:15 — “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” - John 14:21 — Obedience is proof of love; “the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” - John 15:10 — “If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love.” - 1 John 2:5 — “Whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him.” - 1 John 5:3 — “This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” - Revelation 3:10 — Christ promises protection “because you have kept My command to endure patiently.” Living It Out - God’s steadfast love is not a vague feeling; it is covenant faithfulness extended to those who respond with whole-hearted obedience. - From Sinai to the New Jerusalem, the pattern never wavers: love Him, keep His word, and experience His enduring, generational loving-kindness. |
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