Obedience is the act or practice of following instructions, complying with rules or regulations, or submitting to somebody's authority.
When GOD instruct you on what you should do or how to do it, you must follow it to the letter even if it looks foolish to man (1 Corinthians1:27). It is through obedience that exploits can be achieved.
Let look at the scripute to what happen when some people obeyed GOD's direction or instructions.
1. Let look at Noah in the book of book of Genesis 6:13-22. He built an ark according to the word of GOD and saved himself and household from flood.
2. Abraham our great grandfather of faith. Genesis 12:1-6. GOD asked him to leave his country for a land he would show him and he obeyed without questioning and he became the father of many nations, even when he dosen't know where he was going.
3.Also Isaac in Genesis 24:1-14. We can see that he became prosperous due to this.
4. Let look at the life of David in the book of 2Samuel 5:17-25, he obeyed the LORD and won the battle.
5. In John 2:1-10 when our LORD JESUS turned water into wine in Cana of Galilee, HIS diciples obeyed HIM and shame was removed from the bridegroom.
6. Also JESUS obeyed GOD by dying on the cross for our sins HE was given a name above all names. Philisains 4:8-11
7. The disciples obeyed and tarried and were endowed with HOLY SPIRIT and power from above in the book Acts 2:1-end.
8. Mary the mother of our LORD JESUS also obeyed and she became blessed among all woman. Luke 1:26-38.
The life of disobedient ones:
1Samuel 15:1-22.Saul the King
Jonah 1:1-17
Rewards of obedience
1. Salvation
2. Divine provision
3. Fruitfulness.
4. gift of the HOLY SPIRIT.
5. Setting on high
Isaiah 1:19, Job 36:11
Prayer
1. Pray that GOD should give you the grace to obey HIM even if its not convinent.
2. Pray to recognise HIS voice and promptly obey HIS command.
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