‘All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through
obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. […] And
it is not study that brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the
smallest bit of obedience opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God
immediately become yours. Yet God will never reveal more truth about Himself to
you, until you have obeyed what you know already.’ CHAMBERS
James
1:21-22 ‘Therefore
lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness
the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.’
Psalm
51:16-17 ‘For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I
would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite
heart— These, O God, You will not despise.’
1
Samuel 15:22 ‘So Samuel
said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in
obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold,
to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.”
John
14:21 ‘He who has My commandments and keeps them,
it is he who loves Me. And he who
loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to
him’
So … it is not knowing what we should do but that
we do it that matters. Do you wonder why the Christian life doesn’t seem to
make much difference? Are you obeying
the Word? Acting on it? Or do you merely absorb the Word and then
live your life anyway you want to.
Someone once said that the only part of the Bible
that you believe is the part that you obey.
In other words .. if you are not living the Christian life .. it is
nothing more than an impotent philosophy. Something that is nice to think about, but it
is not really for you. You have your “Get
Out Of Hell – Free” card, isn’t that good enough? WDYT?
Isn’t it time to start living the life that
you profess to embrace? Walk in obedience to the Word by the power
that is in you .. the Holy Spirit … and let your light shine …
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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