Blessing Follows Obedience And Obedience Is Born From Faith

My Utmost For His Highest

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. —John 13:17

“When you know that you should do something [with respect to your walk with the Lord] and you do it, immediately you know more. Examine where you have become sluggish, where you began losing interest spiritually, and you will find that it [the point where you lost spiritual interest] goes back to a point where you did not do something you knew you should do. You did not do it because there seemed to be no immediate call to do it. But now you have no insight or discernment, and at a time of crisis you are spiritually distracted instead of spiritually self-controlled. It is a dangerous thing to refuse to continue learning and knowing more. The counterfeit of obedience is a state of mind in which you create your own opportunities to sacrifice yourself, and your zeal and enthusiasm are mistaken for discernment. It is easier to sacrifice yourself than to fulfill your spiritual destiny, which is stated in Romans 12:1-2. It is much better to fulfill the purpose of God in your life by discerning His will than it is to perform great acts of self-sacrifice. “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice…” (1 Samuel 15:22). Beware of paying attention or going back to what you once were, when God wants you to be something that you have never been. “If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…” (John 7:17).” CHAMBERS

Blessing always follows obedience.  It is a spiritual principle.  This principle has always been true.  This principle is immutable.  God will not compromise.  You can’t make deals with God.  “God if you do this then I will do this.”  Obedience begins in the heart.  Before Abraham took Isaac to the mountain, Isaac was already sacrificed in Abraham’s heart.  But at the same time, although Abraham did not know how God would do it, Abraham was confident that God would fulfill His promise to Abraham through Isaac.  Obedience is born out of faith in the one who you obey.  We can have faith in God, faith in ourselves, or faith in the world.  Separation from God in the Garden began when Adam put his faith in himself and lost faith with God.  My obedience or disobedience do not change who God is .. but it does change how I relate to Him and to the world.  You actions and thoughts are shaped by what you have faith in … what you worship.  (Luke 6:45) “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Not only does your mouth speak what is in your heart, but  what you do in life is derived from what is in your heart.  (Matthew 12:34) “For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.” Christian, we must always be on our guard.  Adam did not intend to sin … but he was tempted and he yielded to the temptation.  A word to the wise for all of us.  ELGIN

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)