1Ch 28:9-10, 20, Col 4:17, 1Ti 4:11-16, 6:20 | ESV | STEP | And you, Solomon my son , know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind , for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought . If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever .

1 Chronicles 28:9-10

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^awhole heart and with a willing mind, ^bfor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^cIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 10 Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; ^dbe strong and do it.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

20 Then David said to Solomon his son, ^e“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

Colossians 4:17

17 And say to ^fArchippus, “See that you fulfill ^gthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

1 Timothy 4:11-16

11 Command and teach ^hthese things. 12 ⁱLet no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers ^jan example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 ^kDo not neglect the gift you have, which was given you ^lby prophecy when the council of elders ^mlaid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, ^{▼▼Greek be in them} so that ^oall may see your progress. 16 ^pKeep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^qboth yourself and ^ryour hearers.

1 Timothy 6:20

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. ^sAvoid the ^tirreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”