Deuteronomy 10:12. “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”
REQUIREMENTS. FEAR – reverential respect My Lord is the Lord of lords and the God of gods He is great in all His attributes Mighty in all His actions Terrible in all His judgments Never manipulated by persons or things No respecter of persons Never compromised or compromising He is the Object of my praise He is the God of my salvation He is my Savior – I belong to Him I fear Him with due reverential respect
WALK – progressive conduct The ways of the Lord are before me as I journey The righteousness of the Lord is imputed to me, so I must be righteous in actions The holiness of the Lord demands holiness in every action of my life The grace of the Lord demands gracious acts from me The kindness of the Lord I must be kind to others The obedience of the Lord requires me to obey Him The pleasure of the Lord indicates God should find pleasure in me The faithfulness of the Lord requires that His steward be found faithful The availability of the Lord instructs me to be available to others His walk on earth was in the light and showed the light of God I walk in the light and have fellowship with Him
LOVE – inherent value or worth The love of the Lord is inherent in Him for He is love His love for the Father and the Father’s love to Him should be in me
His love for sinners led Him to come, mine should make me go His love for children should show through me to children His love for the Word motivates me to love it too His love for His disciples is passed on to me for my brothers His love led Him to die and mine should make me die to self His love for us today intercedes for us and I should be an intercessor His love for the Church is without limit and mine for my wife should be the same His love was total and its impact and value is evident everywhere I love Him and that love should be evident and shown to others
SERVE – useful labor The Lord came not to be served but to serve He served as the Representative of the Godhead in a body, so should I He served as He met the needs of others, so should I He served by identifying with the despised ones, so should I He served wholeheartedly, so should I He served without advertising it, so should I He served in the lowest of tasks, so should I He served by sacrificing Himself, so should I He served God and others with joy, so should I His service was there for all to see and yet He never asked for recognition I serve Him; may it always be from my heart with the right motives.
KEEP – personally committed The Lord’s commandments and statutes are to be kept He is the Creator who has an order, I am to commit myself to orderliness He is the Sustainer of all things; I am to maintain what He gives me He is the Law-Giver, I must obey Him – and His laws He is the Owner of everything, I must labor for Him He is the Head of the Church, I must fulfill my calling He is the Giver of gifts; I must use them for His glory and for others He is the Truth, I must never compromise truth nor lie He is The Righteousness; I must keep that righteousness visible through me He has entrusted His truth to me for all to see and hear I must keep those commandments that others may know what sin is and how to be saved
"O Lord God of my salvation, I honor Thee here today and worship at the reading of Thy name and the listing of some of Thy attributes. I am totally indebted to Thee for every benefit I have received and every evidence of Thy willingness to use this unfaithful servant. I am concerned that I fulfill the calling for which Thou hast called me. It is with a knowledge of my weakness that I appeal to Thee for strength to meet the requirements of faithful service. Lord, remember I am but dust but I do want to bring glory to Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”