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Obedience Glorifies God (May 30, 2023)

“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” (John 13:17)

God promises to bless those who humbly seek to do His will, to live by the truth of His Word, and to follow the narrow way that leads to an eternal home in heaven. When we accept Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary for our sins and are saved by God’s grace, we become new creations filled with the Holy Spirit who seals our salvation and guides us to follow Christ’s example of obedience to His heavenly Father. Our hearts and minds are slowly transformed and we are ultimately changed by the power of God into the likeness of His beloved Son. Our selfish human attitudes and behaviors are gradually aligned with God’s sovereign will and we no longer desire to follow worldly moral, social, and cultural values but seek to live in obedience to God’s standards.

 “But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’” (Jeremiah 7:23)

Not only does compliance with God’s commands bring showers of blessing to believers but obedience reflects our love for Him. “But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” (1 John 2:5) Obedience is an expression of our faith and our desire to allow Jesus to rule as LORD of our lives. “Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name.” (Romans 1:5)  In addition to opening avenues of blessing and manifesting our love for and our faith in Christ, obedience brings honor and glory to a God who is faithful and trustworthy. We fulfill our ultimate purpose of glorifying God by living in fellowship with Him and doing His perfect will.

“Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) 



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