“My goal is God Himself…
At any cost, dear Lord, by any road.[…] There is no possibility of
questioning God when He speaks, if He speaks to His own nature in me. Prompt obedience is the only result.
When Jesus says, “Come,” I simply come; when He says, “Let go,” I let go; when
He says, “Trust God in this matter,” I trust. This work of obedience is the
evidence that the nature of God is in me. God’s revelation of Himself to me is
influenced by my character, not by God’s character.[…] It is through the discipline of obedience that I get to the place where
Abraham was and I see who God is. […] The
promises of God are of no value to us until, through obedience, we come to
understand the nature of God. We may read some things in the Bible every
day for a year and they may mean nothing to us. Then, because we have been
obedient to God in some small detail, we suddenly see what God means and His
nature is instantly opened up to us. “All the promises of God in Him are Yes,
and in Him Amen…” (2 Corinthians 1:20). Our “Yes” must be born of obedience;
when by obedience we ratify a promise of God by saying, “Amen,” or, “So be it.”
That promise becomes ours.” CHAMBERS
Our first act of obedience is when we say “yes” to God’s
offer of salvation in Jesus Christ. From
that point, we have the power to live the life that God has purposed for us,
but it still requires our decision to live that life. It requires our obedience to the voice of the
Spirit when He says “This is the way, walk in it.” Every day we are faced with choices … do we
choose God or choose the world. We can’t do both, but still we try. The level of a Christian’s devotion is not
measured by their emotion .. but their obedience. Obedience
starts in the heart. It is evidenced
in the simple things … the way you speak, the way to treat people, your response
to life’s events. Obedience is a reflection
of faith … if your faith is weak … you obedience to God will be lacking … It is
one thing to speak of our new life in Christ .. but another to live it …
The Navigator Ministry uses a wheel to describe what it
takes to be obedient. The hub is Christ,
at the center. The four spokes are the
Word, Prayer, fellowship, and witnessing. The outer rim is the result .. the obedient Christian
life. To grow as a Christian .. to be “successful” in the fulfillment of what
God has intended for you, you must listen and then do. Merely listening and agreeing is not enough. Jesus
asked Peter “Do you love Me?” When Peter
said “yes”, then Jesus said “show Me”.
He is saying the same thing to us.
It is time to stop making excuses … and put feet to our words. ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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