Just as Jesus served before His Father, you serve the Lord and others before your Father, in God’s Presence.

“But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was held before [asah] the LORD in Jerusalem.” (2Kin 23:23)

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1Cor 10:31)

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men: (Col 3:23)

“but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men [and not for ourselves only]” (Eph 6:6,7)

“knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve [douleuo] the Lord Christ.” (Col 3:24)

“The LORD bless you and keep [shamar] you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Num 6:24-26)

“For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Heb 13:5,6)

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)

“and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Eph 2:6)

“Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.” (Gen 18:22)

“Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.” (Ex 16:33)

“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.” (Ex 23:17)

“So Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.” (Ex 28:12)

“So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.” (Ex 28:29)

“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matt 10:32)

“For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” (Matt 12:50)

“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matt 18:19-20)

“But Jesus answered them, My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” (Jn 5:17)

“No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.” (Jn 10:18)

“Jesus answered them, Many good works I have shown you from My Father.” (Jn 10:32)

“If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” (Jn 14:23)

“I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” (Jn 15:15)

“And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” (Lk 1:6)

“I foresaw the LORD always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.” (Acts 2:25)

Reading: 2Kin 23-25; Jn 6