OBEDIENCE

OBEDIENCE

FOCUS WORD:  OBEDIENCE

FOCUS VERSE: Deut. 28: 1 - If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.  

DECLARATION:  My obedience becomes a blueprint for God’s blessing.  I build according to His instruction.  In the book of Revelation, many times it has been repeated - let those who have ears hear.  

Obedience begins with careful attention:  Careful attention to the word of God is a pathway to obedience.
Hebrews 2: 1 -  Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
We hear millions of sounds everyday.  Right from the chirping of birds heralding a new morning, barking sounds, television, cell phones, etc.  Along with this we are able to hear the voices of other spirits, our God and also of the devil.  Obedience is not accidental, it requires attentiveness.  In the Old Testament we read of the Prophet Samuel instructing King Saul to listen attentively.  Careful listening is connected to obedience.  Before action there should be listening.  

John 10: 27 - My sheep listen to my voice.  
James 1: 22 - Do not merely listen, do what it says.  
Exodus 19: 5 - If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, ……….

Careless hearing produces partial obedience; careful listening produces precise obedience.  If a builder ignores measurements the structure will fall.  Blessing follows careful obedience.  

Partial obedience is disobedience:  in the book of 1 Samuel we read that King Saul did not follow all the instructions of the prophet.  He did only what seemed fitting and pleasing to him.  He retained what God had told him to destroy.   And then he justified his disobedience; this caused him to be rejected by God.  

1 Sam. 15: 22 - To obey is better than sacrifice.  

John 14: 15 - If you love me, keep my commands.  

Luke 6: 46 - Why do you call me Lord Lord and do not follow my commands?

Obedience is proof of love.  Selective obedience is disguised rebellion, hidden rebellion.  Accuracy matters in obedience.

Obedience positions you for elevation: Deut. 28: 1 is a verse that connects you with being set high above the nations.  Elevation is not chased, it is positioned.  

Psalm 75: 6 and 7 - promotion comes from the Lord.  
Joshua 1: 8 - Obedience brings prosperity and success.
Isaiah 1: 19 - If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land.

 Obedience builds platforms and trusts.  Only when you align yourself with the will of God and obey His commands, will He be able to raise you up; doors open naturally.

Obedience builds long-term blessings:  Obedience is not only about immediate reward, it establishes generational blessings.  Blessings that affect land, family, legacy are all declared in the verses of Deut. 28: 1 - 14.

Matt. 7:  21 - Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Heb. 5: 8 - Jesus learnt obedience through what He suffered.
Rom. 5: 19 - For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

Obedience shapes destiny.  A train cannot go forward when the track is broken or dismantled; it derails.  Similarly, if we want our life to follow a specific track and not get delayed or derailed at any place, we need to walk in obedience to God.  

God bless!