Tag: Obedience

The Miracle of Obedience

Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say. Luke 5:5 If your common sense were enough to successfully follow God, there would be no reason for His Spirit to indwell you or His Word to inform you. But it’s not. Recognize that God’s ways are not your […]

Obedience

The Christian definition of success is Obedience.

Joy In The Word Of The Lord

“Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that […]

Obedience And Service

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Psalm 1:6 NIV Sometimes I think about the accomplishments of others and, just for a moment, I wonder, what if . . .? But then, almost immediately, I am reminded that God has given me my […]

Obedience, Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense

There are times when we are desperate for deliverance from our pain. And even though we know exactly what to do, we resist. Or we may go part of the way, and balk at the details. We may even be indignant to the point of missing out on the blessing that will come from obedience. […]

Obedience: God’s Purpose or Mine?

We might think that if we are obedient to God, this will lead to significant success. But that is not God’s purpose. God’s purpose is that we be fully surrendered and dependent on Him. And that we turn to him to help us navigate the storms of life. His purpose is achieved in us through […]

Obedience: Walking In His Ways

So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves! When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them. This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you […]

Obedience And Humility

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog – it’s here a little while, then […]

The Habit Of Obedience

We cannot do what God does, and God will not do what we can do. God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him. We have to do that ourselves. We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves – God does that. We must work out […]