A Sunday School teacher once asked her class 'How is the will of God done in heaven?' One child answered, 'Cheerfully.' Another, 'By everybody.' A third 'All the time.' But the best answer was, 'It is done without asking any questions.'" -D.L. Moody
Proverbs 6:20-23, My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
` There are benefits of following Jesus. We don’t follow and obey for the benefits, we follow and obey the Word because we love Him. However, an obedient Christian will be following His Word recognizing the authority and being accountable to its commands. An obedient Christian will be following His Word, taking advantage of the benefits it produces such as being able to avoid adversity.
Are you a hearer only? Do you tune into the online services listening to the Christ honoring music and Christ centered preaching? Do you ever do anything with what you have heard? Do you ever open a conversation with someone only to share Christ? That is what we are to be doing church. We are to be obedient to the Word; building bridges in order to see that family member, that co-worker, that drunk on the street come to know Jesus as Saviour. It is in our obedience that we show we truly love Him!
