i made a "small" study of the word ALWAYS, i meditated on the sermon by Zac Poonen, and from the verse he speaks about a little Rejoice always, i felt led to look in scripture what God expects us to be doing always.... so i read these verses.... they humbled me...
(Deu 5:29)
O that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!
(Deu 6:24)
And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
(Deu 11:1)
Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.
(Deu 14:23)
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
(1Ch 16:15)
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
(Job 7:16)
I loathe it; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
(Job 27:10)
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
(Job 32:9)
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
(Psa 10:5)
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
(Psa 16:8)
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
(Psa 119:112)
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end.
(Pro 5:19)
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
(Pro 8:30)
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
(Pro 28:14)
Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
(Ecc 9:8)
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
(Mat 18:10)
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
(Mat 26:11)
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
(Mat 28:20)
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
(Mar 14:7)
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
(Luk 18:1)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
(Luk 21:36)
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
(Joh 7:6)
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready.
(Joh 8:29)
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
(Joh 11:42)
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
(Joh 12:8)
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
(Joh 18:20)
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
(Act 2:25)
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
(Act 10:2)
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
(Act 24:16)
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.
(Rom 1:9)
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
(1Co 1:4)
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
(1Co 15:58)
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
(2Co 2:14)
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.
(2Co 4:10)
Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(2Co 4:11)
For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
(2Co 5:6)
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
(2Co 6:10)
As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
(2Co 9:8)
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
(Gal 4:18)
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
(Eph 5:20)
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
(Eph 6:18)
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
(Php 1:4)
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
(Php 1:20)
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
(Php 2:12)
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
(Php 4:4)
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
(Col 1:3)
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
(Col 4:6)
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
(Col 4:12)
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
(1Th 1:2)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
(1Th 2:16)
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
(1Th 3:6)
But now when Timothy came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
(2Th 1:3)
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
(2Th 1:11)
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
(2Th 2:13)
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
(2Th 3:16)
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
(Tit 1:12)
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
(Phm 1:4)
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
(Heb 3:10)
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
(Heb 9:6)
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
(1Pe 3:15)
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
(2Pe 1:12)
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
(2Pe 1:15)
Moreover I will endeavor that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
