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18 Bible Verses About Being Intentional

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Summary

  • The tower builder in Luke 14:28 sits down to estimate the cost first, and Jesus applies the parable to the cost of being his disciple (Luke 14:33).
  • James 4:15 keeps the traders’ plans and adds a condition: “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
  • “Making the most of every opportunity” in Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5 translates exagorazo, to buy back, which the King James Version renders “redeeming the time.”
  • Paul’s “goal” in Philippians 3:14 is skopos, a mark or target, and in 1 Corinthians 9:26 he says he does not run aimlessly.
  • Romans 12:2 ties the renewing of the mind to being able to test and approve God’s will.

The Bible describes intentional living as planning ahead, living toward a goal and directing the mind, with human plans held under the Lord’s purpose. A tower builder first estimates the cost (Luke 14:28), and Paul does not run aimlessly (1 Corinthians 9:26). Proverbs 21:5 sets the plans of the diligent against haste, and Ephesians 5:15-16 asks for care in how one lives, “making the most of every opportunity.” Proverbs 19:21 and James 4:13-15 set the limit: people make many plans,…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

King James Version renderings of Ephesians 5:16, Colossians 4:5 and 1 Peter 1:13. biblegateway.com

Strong’s Greek 1805, ἐξαγοράζω (exagorazo): to redeem, to buy back, to make the most of; used in Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5. biblehub.com/greek/1805

Strong’s Greek 4649, σκοπός (skopos): goal, mark, target; used in Philippians 3:14. biblehub.com/greek/4649

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