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THE NECESSITY OF OBEDIENCE

“So also one man’s obedience opened the door for many to be made perfectly right with God and acceptable to Him… But if you choose to love and obey God, He will lead you into perfect righteousness.” Romans 5:19; 6:16 TPT

Obedience is at the core of our salvation. As in Adam we were made sinners, in Christ we are made righteous. The one thing by which a creature can glorify God, or enjoy His favour and blessing, is obedience. The one cause of the power sin has got in the world, and the ruin it has produced, is disobedience. The one work a Saviour was needed for was to remove this disobedience. The one bond of union between Christ and His followers, the one mark of resemblance, is obedience. The Son’s unreserved surrender to the Father’s will was met by the Father’s unceasing and undeserved bestowment of His power working in Him. Let us, like the Son, believe that God works all in us, and we shall have the courage to yield ourselves to an unreserved obedience—an obedience unto death. – Andrew Murray. School of Obedience.

Let us ask ourselves this question: Are we willing to be completely obedient to the Father in our pursuit of oneness in the body of Christ? Am I willing to surrender to Him my will, my future, my all? Andrew Murray explores the love behind God’s demands and the grace that makes it possible for us to obey. The blessing of complete obedience is your intimate connection with a loving, protective heavenly Father who desires more than anything to give you a rich and fulfilling life.

PRAYER POINTERS

ME: Pray this prayer: "Heavenly Father, I confess today that I have not always been obedient to your Word and commandments. Please forgive me. I want to walk in obedience. Please empower me with your Holy Spirit, so that I can do that. Thank You for the example of Jesus who learned obedience through what He suffered! May the suffering of so many people in our nation not be in vain. Here am I. Make me a peacemaker. Amen!"

US: Pray that the hearts of Christians who hear and read the Word of God will be empowered to be obedient and that Christians will again love and cherish the Bible as the Word of God. Pray that Christians will respond to God’s call to work towards reconciliation in your nation.

THEM: Pray that those who suffered pain because of injustice, rejection, violence, hatred, malice, misunderstanding, persecution, and many other things, still choose to be obedient to the word and through their obedience also bring salvation to your nation.

"When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him." ~ Elisabeth Elliot