THE NEED TO OBEY

Monday – May 3, 2021

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“who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.” – 1 Peter 1:2
 
In his book “Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons and Prayers of Peter Marshall”, former chaplain of the U.S. Senate Peter Marshall writes the following about obedience: 
 “I wonder what would happen if we all agreed to read one of the Gospels until we came to a place that told us to do something, then went out to do it, and only after we had done it, began reading again? There are aspects of the Gospel that are puzzling and difficult to understand. But our problems are not centered around the things we don’t understand, but rather in the things we do understand, the things we could not possibly misunderstand. Our problem is not so much that we don’t know what we should do. We know perfectly well, but we don’t want to do it.”
 
It is through obedience in following Jesus Christ that we find all that our hearts desire. Today in prayer, confess any sin in your life to Jesus and eagerly obey Him in all that you do.
 
"Only he who believes is obedient. Only he who is obedient believes." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
 
God’s Word: “Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 7:21