OBEDIENCE
I John 2:3-6 And how can we be sure that we belong to him? By
obeying his commandments. If someone says, "I belong to God," but
doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and does not live in the
truth. But those who obey God's word really do love him. That is the way to
know whether or not we live in him. Those who say they live in God should live
their lives as Christ did. NLT
Being saved is more
than just saying you are. A true child of God will obey the Word of God. There
will be a conscious and determined decision to strive to live according to the
teachings of Scripture. There will be a desire to learn and understand the Word
so that the Word can have its proper effect on how life is lived. It's not too
hard to figure out those who are trying to obey the Lord from those who aren't.
The difference between the ways of the Word and the world are like night and
day.
One of the sure proofs
of a life lived in obedience to God is the love that comes from the heart. We
obey God because we love Him. We love Him because it is the natural response of
a heart who has been forgiven and filled with the presence of Christ. We love
Him because we are so grateful for His forgiveness and willingness to adopt us
as His children. We love Him because of His willingness and efforts to change
who we were into a people like Him. We love Him because of His loving provision
for our needs now and for all of eternity. If we are true children of God, we
cannot resist the urge to love Him back, for He first loved us. He sought us
out to save us. He is the one who prepared us for the day of our salvation.
There is no greater love than the love of God for us and then the growing love
we have for God.
He who claims to know
God and yet does not love God and obey Him is a liar. The Truth is not in Him.
Are you telling the truth when you say that you love God?
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