Faith and obedience are the two legs with which a Christian walks. Promises which strength our faith and prompt our obedience also enforce our pleas and prayers. Faith confidently expects the fulfillment of the divine word. Obedience is not only a virtue of high importance, it is also the supreme test of faith.
Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is the faithful God who for a thousand generations keeps His promises and constantly loves those who love Him and who obey His commands. (Deuteronomy 7:9)
You need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised (Hebrews 10:36). Let us then hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23).
Faith can make miracles happen. Never underestimate the power of His promise.
Dearest Lord Jesus, I love You and I want to obey You. I am thrilled with Your Word which teaches me that as I obey You and keep Your commands, I will experience God’s love, and You will make Your abode with me (John 14:23). Your abiding presence gives me fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11) and inspires me to obey You yet more and more.
As I ponder the importance of obedience in my life, Lord God, I am truly stunned by Your promise which tells me that if I will obey Your voice and keep Your covenant, I will become Your special treasure (Exodus 19:5). Your Word teaches me that all Your promises are “yes” to me in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 1:20).
Please forgive me, Lord God for each time I have disobeyed You in any way, whether intentionally or not. I truly repent of all disobedience not because it is a failure on my part, but because it wounds Your heart. You so deserve better than that! Show me Your ways, O Lord and teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth, and guide me, for You are the God of my salvation (Psalm 25:4-5). Let Your Spirit guide me into all truth, according to Your Word (John 16:13). I now surrender to Your Will in all things (Luke 22:42), as I commit myself to obeying You.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience. Then I will teach Your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to You. (Psalm 51:12-13)
With Your guidance and mercy, I will lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ Jesus, the Messiah, the Anointed One (2 Corinthians 10:5). I will tithe my income, loving Lord, as an act of obedience to You, and as an avenue of blessing (Malachi 3:10). I will lay up treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot corrupt, and where no thief can break in and steal them (Matthew 6:20). I will set the course of my life for obedience, for abundance, for wisdom, for health, and for joy.
I will be active in sharing my faith, so that I may gain a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ (Philemon 6).
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and got up and went, even though he did not know where he was going (Hebrews 11:8). Lord, help me to be willing to follow You in obedience even when I’m not sure where we are heading.
Lord, if being obedient to You causes me to suffer, I shall commit myself to my faithful Creator and continue to do as You ask. You are honorable and always faithful; You will always cause obedience to bear good fruit. (1 Peter 4:19)
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