The following verses reinforce the absolute priority of God in our lives—above family, personal desires, and worldly distractions. They are powerful, emphasizing the supremacy of God and the priority of devotion to Him.

God Above All Else

• Exodus 20:3 – "You shall have no other gods before Me."
• Matthew 22:37-38 – "Jesus declared, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."
• Matthew 6:33 – "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
• Luke 14:26 – "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."
• Matthew 10:37 – "He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."

God's Unchanging Nature

• Malachi 3:6 – "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
• Isaiah 43:10 – "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me."

No Other Gods

• Deuteronomy 6:4 – "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD."
• Isaiah 44:6 – "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."

Warnings Against Self-Exaltation

• Proverbs 16:18 – "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
• Isaiah 14:13-14 – "For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God... I will be like the most High."
• Galatians 1:8 – "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."

True Guidance Comes from God

• Psalm 119:105 – "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
• Colossians 3:2 – "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

Total Commitment to God

• Luke 14:27 – "And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple."
• Deuteronomy 6:5 – "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
• Mark 12:30 – "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

Trusting in God Over All Else

• Proverbs 3:5-6 – "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
• Colossians 3:2 – "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
• Romans 12:2 – "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."