So, God has been dealing with me for a while now on the topic of obedience. As I have been studying Jeremiah and Exodus, I’ve come to realize that obedience is all about what God has designed and directed. It has nothing to do with my own wants and desires, other than to please Him. Who does He want me to become? What is He expecting from me? At the end of the day, He desires that I be holy.
Pastor ministered this morning about the fact that we are
always looking for God’s Will in our big decisions, but in order to get those
answers, we have to live each day in His Will. The Lord told Moses and Aaron in
Lev 11:44, “For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be
holy, for I am holy.” That is His Will for us – that we be holy (set apart for
God’s service, sacred, separated from the common).
We are expected to be different from the world. The closer
we get to God through Jesus, the stronger our relationship with Him as we walk out
this life. The stronger our relationship, the more we know God’s heart and the
more we are changed to look and behave like Him. As we study His Word, we are
transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom 12:2). As we are transformed and we
walk with God, we know His voice and follow His leading. We stop attempting to
align His Will with ours and we surrender our will to His (Prov 3:5-6). As we follow
His leading and are obedient in the small things, the everyday, God brings us
to bigger things (Luke 16:10).
So, as Pastor said today, if you’re looking for God’s Will
in the big stuff, start with small things today. Who is God making you today?
How can you be closer to Him today? If what you’re doing draws you away from
Him, ask Him to remove it. We can make as many plans for our future as we want,
but tomorrow is not promised (Jam 4:14). All we have is today. Use the time
wisely.
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