July 12, 2024 … Obedience To God’s Commands …

July 12, 2024 … Obedience To God’s Commands   …   

Devotional SongL: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... </b> …   Please take the time to take in this song with Chris McClarney singing Everything And Nothing Less … Powerfully singing of how God calls for our obedience to give our all, and nothing less, to follow Christ’s call.  

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Highlight Passage: … Ecclesiastes 12:14 [NLT] … 

14  God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad..   

… Solomon reminds believers of God judging the hidden sins of mankind.  .  

    

Highlight Passage (in context): … Ecclesiastes 12:13-14  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Solomon’s summary observation of the condition and command for believers to hold fast and be obedient to God’s commands.                                                                                                     

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Reference Passage: … 1Samuel 15:22  [NLT] …  

22 But Samuel replied, … “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? … Listen! … Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

… God, thru the Prophet Samuel, declares that the obedience of God’s people to His commands is more important than sacrifice to the Lord.    

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 1:19  [NLT] … 

19 If you will only obey Me, you will have plenty to eat. 

… The Prophet Isaiah relays truth to God’s people that God will provide for them if they (we) are willing to obey and follow The Lord..  

Reference Passage: … Luke 6:46  [NLT] … 

46 “So why do you keep calling Me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 

… Jesus’ question for His followers, charging them (us) to obey His word/commands if they truly believe Him to be our LORD.           

Reference Passage: … John 14:15, 21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Jesus charges His disciples and those who truly love Him to obey what He what He calls and commands.            

Reference Passage:… Romans 5:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because One other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.   

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about comparing Adam’s sin and Jesus’ obedience, … showing God’s demands for our obedience to God’s commands.       

My Devotional Journal:: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Marvin Williams -  AT THIS LINK  -  tells of a thief who broke into a phone repair shop with his head covered with a cardboard box, which fell from his head while he was smashing the sales cabinet, revealing who he was to the surveillance cameras.   

The story illustrates the human nature to hide who we are when we know we’re sinning and breaking away from God’s commands.  And if my readers have internalized the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures above, I’m praying that we all love our Lord enough to obey His calls for us to surrender ourselves to follow His calls and obey Him. 

So, what can we do today to show our love for Jesus by surrendering more of ourselves to follow His call?  Personally, that’s why i’m here - EVERY DAY - delving deeply into God’s word and praying from Psalms 19:14 and 139:23-24 to give all that I have to follow and obey God’s truth.  Why don’t you look up meditate on those two Psalms and join me today to walk in obedience to Jesus’ call to follow Him.     

My THANKFULNESS:: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to follow You.       

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying today that those who read with me here to join me to respond to Your call, Lord, to obey and follow You all the way to glory. …   Amen

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