Love, Dependence, And Obedience

Good Morning!! We love God, and we want to be obedient,...but we don't want to be dependent on Him, or anyone else. We tend to say, "I love God, thus I must obey!" "I want to please God, so I will obey Him." We often skip a vital part,...dependency,...and try to do it in our own strength, in order to please God,...rather than by faith, and trust, in God. Our love for Him = dependency on Him = obedience to Him.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.—Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)

How do we know Noah  had faith? We see his faith, because he built a boat. True faith will display itself! Likewise, our faith should lead to action,...as Christ lives His life through us. The Christian life is not lived on the couch, flicking through the channels with a spiritual remote. Christian faith leads to action in the power of Christ, through us,...as we trust in Him.

Our identity in Christ is not determined by our deeds,...our identity in Christ is displayed by our deeds.

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Father God, we love You! Break the independent desires of our flesh. Give us the wisdom and faith to depend on You with increasing trust. Then, God, we ask that You would enable us to follow You in joyful obedience, into any work that You have prepared for us to do. Amen.

"So even if we've chosen the Lord God in the past,...the real challenge; like Joshua is to choose This Day, whom we will serve."