Obedience to God is determined not by our words but by our deeds. It is easy to speak lip service in fact talking about righteousness is easy ,living it is far more
difficult, especially in today's temptation-filled world we live in. Back when God created Adam and Eve ,we have been rebelling against our Creator. WHY?? bECAUSE WE ARE UNWILLING TO TRUST GOD'S WORD ,AND UNWILLING TO FOLLOW HIS COMMANDS FOR OUR LIVES. God has given us a guidebook for righteous living called ...... you got it ...... the HOLY BIBLE our basic instructions
before leaving earth. It contains every thorough instruction we need to survive in this fallen world and when we follow these instructions it leads to fulfillment, abundance, and salvation, however if we choose to ignore God's instructions the results are as predictable as they are tragic. In Ephesians 2:10 we read, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works" (NKJV) These words are instructive: We are not saved by good works but for good works. Good
works are not the root but, rather, the fruit of our very salvation.
When we seek righteousness in our own lives, and when we seek the friendship of those who do likewise we reap the spiritual rewards that God intends for our lives. When we behave as Godly men and women , we honor God . When we live righteously and according to God's word ,He blesses us in ways we cant fully understand. Do we seek God's peace and blessings??? Then we simple need to obey
His holy word. When we are faced with trials or powerful temptations seek God's
counsel and trust the counsel He gives invite God into your hearts and live according to His commandments . When we do we will be blessed beyond measure. May we choose to be doers of the word and not just hearers of the word.
In doing so may we also be obedient to the calling the Lord has for each of us.
obedience- carrying out the word and will of God. In both the Old & New Testaments the word "obey" is related to the idea of hearing. Obedience is a positive, active response to what a person hears . God summons people to active
obedience to His revelation. People's failure to obey God results in judgment. In
the old Testament covenant between God and human beings, obedience was the basis for knowing God's blessing and favor(Ex.19:5; 24:1-8) Samuel emphasized that God's pleasure was not sacrifice but in obedience(1 Sam. 15:22). Even the promise of a new covenant emphasized obedience as God's gift(Jer. 31:33)
In the New Testament ,the obedience of Christ stands in contrast to the disobedience of Adam brought death, but the perfect obedience of Christ brought grace, righteousness, and life.(Rom.5:12-21)
(Nelson's Bible Dictionary)
True faith commits us to obedience. A.W. Tozer
God does not want the forced obedience of slaves. Instead, He covets the voluntary love and obedience of children who love Him for Himself.
Catherine Marshall
"but if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus
walked." 1 John 2:5-6 NIV
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love and keep His commands." 1 John 5:2 NKJV
"You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him." Deut. 13:4 NKJV
We just need to trust and obey I know for me this really does come down to TRUST
you see when I am trusting in Him everything else falls into place is it easy no however it is always alot harder if I try in myself to get thru something cause I am not trusting so I remember this verse and it often helps:
"Yet in ALL things we are more than conquerors through Him who Loves us."
Romans 8:37 NKJV
God bless us all and as we obey God's word may the fruit be seen abundantly in our lives as we choose to obey God, so that those around us may see the Light in this DARK and lonely world!
In His Gracious Grip,
Your sis in Christ,
Cindy
1 comment:
Thanks Cindy,
It is hard to be obeident, but if we focus on Jesus more than the circumstance or what he is asking us to do, we can get through it. For we can do all things through Christ Jesus who strenghtens us. Phil 4:13.
God bless you sister, you always minister to my heart everytime I come to your site. Thank you for sharing.
Your kiddos pictures are so adorable, especially the ones with Bella. I cannot wait (well I can in the name of Jesus) for Veronica to turn 3 to be able to put her in Ballet. Victoria was in it and it was just soo cute!!!
I thank God for our friendship. You are a precious sister to me.
God bless you sista!!
In His hands,
Adrienne
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