Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Our Reason To Obey

Good Morning!! As eager as we can be to obey God, leaping in too quickly can often become a problem. In modern evangelism, we can occasionally skip over love and empowerment,...the necessary first two steps,...and dive right into action. Without the motive of love, or the power of dependence on Christ, we blast away and cause more harm and damage.

Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.—2 Corinthians 9:13 (NIV)
So now you can see what obedience done right, looks like. Others will see it and praise God. Is obedience important? Yes! Do we produce it out of the flesh? No! Apart from a heart that is truly learning to love God, we will have no motivation for obedience,...other than the abject fear of punishment. A lack of understanding of love, and dependency always leads to legalism, and in turn, trouble.

"It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom."Mary Richards.

Holy Spirit, give us the proper perspective on being obedient to You. We don’t want to jump in too quickly, nor do we want to miss it if You are nudging us. Teach us, and guide us. Break us, if needed, to strengthen our dependence. We stand ready to let Your love move in us today. Amen.
"Revival restores our first love for the Lord, and brings unquenchable joy of service."

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