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5-10-19 Friday

 

Obedience Brings Illumination

John 14:21

21 Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them.”

HOLD THE PHONE… DID YOU JUST HEAR THAT? 

 

When I worked construction I followed a lot of orders.  I did not always understand why… but as the building went up I realized the importance of following through on all the small details.  

 

 

When you put something together you sometimes want to fudge on the directions, but usually it will come back to bight you on the butt.  

 

The more you obey God the more you sense his Spirit and find it easier to know what, when and how to obey.

Obedience brings trust

 

1 Samuel 15:22

22 But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. Listening to him is much better than offering the fat of rams. 23 Rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you from being king.”

God could no longer trust King Saul to rule.

 

If you tell the truth/obey all the time I can trust you all the time.

If you tell the truth/obey only some of the time I can trust you only ______________

WRONG- I CAN NEVER TRUST YOU!

 

As you obey your parents you gain their trust and more responsibilities.  The same holds true with God.

 

The number one sign of a disciple is OBEDIENCE.  You can measure a persons depth of Discipleship by his depth of obedience.  Not just obedience to "Christ", but to our spouse, boss, pastor and the Holy Spirit.  Obedience goes beyond following the 10 commandments!  It goes to the heart.... is your heart obedient?  Does your heart seek completion in it's day knowing that it has obeyed God completely in every area of your life?  Secondly I think that A love for God shown or "experience" through your love for others.  Obedience calls us to love others.  is there any mark of obedience in loving the "loveable"? NO, God says even the Heathen do that... we must love the unlovable!  Trust is supposed to be in here - but you learn trust... so this comes later!