Obeying the Will of God

Many people seem to think, nowadays, that obedience to God's will is a form of oppression, restriction, and only brings about suffering and affliction. When in fact, those who fear the Lord and obey His commands shall have the key to living life abundantly. The commands of the Lord, have the purpose of keeping us from harm, and chasing away calamity. It shields us from evil, and prepares us to receive God's blessings for our lives. He wants nothing but the best for us. That is why He gave a few instructions on how to go about life.

(For examples on God's commands consult the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Matthew.)

But the most important one is as follows: "Jesus replied, "You must love the Lord, your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind." "This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39). It sounds pretty simple in theory right? Putting it into practice in our lives may proof to be a little trickier. However, it is not impossible; because to those who have been born again, God has provided a Counselor, a Helper. This Counselor is also known as the Holy Spirit of God. It dwells within His children, to guide them, teach them, comfort them, and encourage them in their walk with Christ.

The Holy Spirit also provides with power to lead a Christ-like life. In other words, it gives us grace to love others as we love ourselves. Moreover, it teaches us to be merciful and kind to others. It also provides us with supernatural power to release genuine and heartfelt forgiveness to those who have offended us-for we cannot do it by our own might-and it also gives us tolerance to deal with the everyday struggles of human interaction. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit provides us with spiritual gifts; such as, the apostolic gift,the gift of teaching, the gift of prophecy, the gift of ministering healing, and so on.

In addition to the commands and guidelines which are written in God's word-and are to be followed by His children-we must also ask God for guidance in our everyday lives; asking Him for counsel in everything we do, waiting for His reply, and carrying out His will for our individual lives. We must constantly seek Him in prayer and supplication, and submit to His will.

I realize that is not an easy task to accomplish. That is the case, because obedience and submission to God's will, require self-denial. It requires us to be selfless; and not selfish (as we naturally are.) Obeying God's will requires that we go against our very nature, and fight the flesh within us. We must put the flesh under subduction, and be masters over our sinful, and selfish desires. We must ask the Lord our God, to give us strength to resist temptation and keep us from sinning against Him. And lastly, we must strive to serve Him effectively, in all that we do, and in all that we say, with the help and counsel of His precious Holy Spirit. So, that in the end, we may receive the reward from our Lord and King, Jesus Christ.














All glory, honor, and praise to God forever and ever!

Amen and Amen!