Wow! Happy new month everyone. I'm so excited. It's the last month of the year, and I know you'll experience your best moment of the year this month, AMEN.
My last write-up was on sufficiency and all sufficiency. With what I wrote God is the all sufficient one, whose provision never runs dry. And I also said our reaction to Grace is obedience and not hardwork. Today I'll expand on what that statement means. So, read on.
The truth we need to understand when walking with God is that obedience supersedes hardwork. This may sound surprising to some. What God wants from us is our obedience, and not our hardwork. Why is this so?
To know a real man, we observe how hardworking he is. A person who is hardworking is respected. But in God's eyes, a person who is obedient is respected. This is because you cannot be obedient to God if your heart isn't right with Him. There is no way you can serve God without being obedient.
Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." The evidence of faith in God is through obedience! There is no way your actions would differ from your claim of faith in Jesus, especially when He says a thing. If He says you're healed, and you say you believe which is a confession of faith, you action must be in obedience to what Jesus said which you confessed your belief to.
Hardwork is man made, and not God made. God never asked man to be hardworking. What He asked man to do is to tend the Garden. And whatever action Adam did before he fell was obedience to what God said, (ref.: Genesis 2:15). When He told Jehoshaphat to place the praise singers ahead of the warriors, it was his obedience of faith that brought the victory and not his hardwork, (ref.: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30). When God told Joshua to bring down Jericho, it was his obedience that brought down Jericho and not through hardwork, (ref.: Joshua 6). Even when our Lord Jesus walked on earth, He was led by the Holy Spirit, meaning He was obedient, and His obedience brought us this great new life.
Romans 8:14 says as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God. This can only mean obedience! When the Bible says in Proverbs 22:29, "Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.", the scripture was never talking about hardworking people! Surprised?
The diligent here in God's sight are those who are obedient to His word by Grace through faith. When God says a thing, do you take Him seriously or are you nonchalant to His word? It is your heart He looks at to know those who are obedient to His word, that make a move in accomplishing what He said. It is when you are obedient that He gives you open doors, and meets all your needs.
When things aren't always going fine in your life, the question you're to ask yourself is, "am I hardworking, or am I obedient?" Don't be deceived, the devil has made people work their ass out with no result to show for it, and why is that? They were hardworking, but not obedient.
When you are obedient, the Jesus through the Holy Spirit leads you to the right places, guides you through life, and you see how the love of God is shown to you as He cares so much for you.
My friends, it is obedience to God and not hardwork that gets the job done.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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