Bible Verses about Commitment

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 02/19/2021
Bible Verses about Commitment
What does the Bible say about commitment? Many times in scripture, the commitment of God's people was intensely challenged when facing hardship and adversity. Whether it's commitment within a relationship or a goal - God promises to provide endurance and strength! Although commitment to our beliefs, goals, or significant other may be very difficult at times, the outcome is always rewarding. Find encouragement to stay committed from our list of Bible verses below!

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20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
1 Kings 8:61
61 And may your hearts be fully committed to the LORD our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2 Timothy 4:7
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
10 Obey the LORD your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”
4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Galatians 6:9 - Do Not Give Up
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Light of Life
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Proverbs 16:3
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Psalm 37:5
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: