OBEDIENCE IS KEY IN OBTAINING HIS PROMISES!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2022.

SUBJECT: OBEDIENCE IS KEY IN OBTAINING HIS PROMISES! 

Memory verse: "So Samuel said: Has the Lord great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams." (First Samuel 15 vs 22.)

READ: Deuteronomy 11 vs 26 - 28:

11:26: Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:

11:27: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; 

11:28: and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

INTIMATION:

God's promises are given to His children on the condition of their willingness to listen to His voice and obey His commands. His promises are the heritage of His children in obedience, and they must keep His commands in order to receive His provision in His promises.

Faith is of the heart, invisible to men; obedience is of the conduct and may be observed. When a man obeys God he gives the only possible evidence that in his heart he believes God. Therefore, obedience is an actual and outward result of the inward persuasion that the thing is true, and consequent faith.

When you obey God, you lift Him up, and when you lift Him up, then men will be drawn to Him for their day of salvation. God commands those He intends to bless. Therefore, if you obey Him, you will experience His blessings. If you disobey Him, you will reap the consequences.

God had unlimited blessings planned for Adam and Eve, yet they deliberately disobeyed Him. Their unrepentant conduct caused them to be driven from the garden by angels with flaming swords. This was the fall of man that, in fact, affected every person who would ever live on earth from that day forward. And it was man's fall that made the cross necessary for redemption.

God will command those He intends to bless. Mary obeyed God, and she was chosen to bring the Redeemer of mankind into this world. Moses was commanded to "stretch out his hand over the sea," and the Red Sea parted, guiding the children of Israel across the dry seabed and to safety on the other side. They watched in awe as God Almighty turned Pharaoh into fish food and the chariots of Egypt into a rusty pile of junk. (Exodus 14 vs 15 - 31.)

Elijah and the widow of Zarephath were both commanded of God. Elijah was commanded to go to Zarephath, and God would provide for him there (1 Kings 17 vs 9). The widow was commanded to feed Elijah. The widow "did according to the word...." and she received her supernatural blessings (vs 15). She received exactly what she gave. She gave food and received food that lasted the duration of the draught in Israel. Both Elijah, the widow, and her son were supernaturally fed all through the drought. 

As soon as she gave Elijah the last bin of flour, and oil in the house, the bin of flour began to fill up by an unseen hand and was never used up. Nor did the jar of oil run dry, "according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by Elijah (vs16). Both Elijah and the widow could have missed their promised blessing had they disobeyed God's direction. The woman's obedience also brought revival of life to her dead son. Her son suddenly took ill, and it became severe that there was no breath left  in him. Elijah prayed and God gave back life to the son.

The love of God is embedded in our obedience to His commands. Christ said, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word...” In keeping His commands, you will be loved by God and His Son Jesus Christ, and consequently, They will come to you, and make Their home with you. (John 14 vs 23.)  What an awesome promise! If you are the home of God, is there anything you will ever lack or need? Certainly nothing!!!

God has the same promise for all His children. The place of His command (His Word) or purpose, is the place of His promise (His power). God will meet you when you get to the place of His command! And there is where your miracle will happen. Your obedience to the Lord is required of you to obtain His promises!

Prayer: Abba Father, endue me with the spirit of raw obedience to your commands, for by my strength, and without You I can do nothing! Engrace me to follow, and obey You no matter the life’s circumstances, in Jesus’ Name, I prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!