“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:” {Deuteronomy 30:20a}
When God made promises to His people in His word, these promises were contingent upon one thing: “OBEDIENCE”. The bible instructs us to obey the voice of GOD, to walk after the Spirit of GOD and not only in the Old Testament but also the New Testament. His word declares in many instances that there are blessings for obedience and in that same token there are consequences for disobedience, but because we are children of the Most High GOD, we should undoubtedly choose to obey and be blessed versus the latter!
Here is what Scripture has to say pertaining to obedience:
- “If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land:” {Isaiah 1:19}
- “Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him” {Deut. 13:4}
- “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed , and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:” {Exodus 19:5}
- “And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him” {Acts 5:32}
- “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name” {Romans 1:5}
- “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” {Romans 6:16}
Some may feel that it’s too hard to obey God’s word and to walk after His Spirit, but if it were not possible, God would not have ordained it to be so. Be not deceived, but rather know that whatever it is the Lord requires of us His people, He has already made provision thru His Son Jesus so that we can accomplish that in which He has commanded!
Establishing, re-establishing an intimate relationship with God and knowing His voice makes it easier to walk in obedience. The word of God says His sheep know His voice and a stranger they will NOT follow; when we are sensitive to the voice of GOD we will be more submissive to the leading of His spirit who will then direct us in His way, all we have to do is simply obey…
