ReadJohn 14:15-24; 15:9-11
Jesus answered and said tohim, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him,and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Medoes not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but theFather’s who sent Me.” (John 14:23-24)
Ismy life marked by obedience to God?
Wetalk so much about worship, and being close to God, and how much God wants tohelp you in your life, and about our love for God, that obedience can be pushedinto the background. Obedience—it sounds like an Old Testament concept, doesn’tit?
ButJesus is reminding you today that the way you know how much you love Him is byhow much you obey Him.
Asyou think back over the past year and your relationship with the Lord, askyourself, “When God has convicted me, or guided me, or challenged me to make somethinga part of my life, or called me to do something, how have I responded to Him?Has the pattern of my life been obedience or disobedience?” Do I respond infaith…or resist in fear?
Whatdoes your answer show you about your love for God? How can you deepen your lovefor Him? What could you change about your life that would please God?