WalterandDebbie
Sabbath Overseer
8-24-19 Keeping His Commands. I might have posted the below before, but I did check to share again.
This old sin nature that we all have tends to resist commands from anyone-even God. We need to stop and realize that the commands of the God of the universe are not given to prove who is boss-they are given to show us the way to go and the way not to go-the way that leads successful Christian lives.
If our heaven Father did not care, I think, He would surely let us go our own way without any direction or guidance. But He does care-through His commands in scripture and direction he gives for our individual lives, we can be joyful and successful in life.
However, just knowing about God and His commands does not give us the incentive to overcome our old sin nature and obey the commands of our Lord. We need a heartfelt desire to obey and that is exactly what is happening if you are receiving God's love.
When we receive His love, we receive Him because "He is love" and the presence of Jesus becomes very real and we want to love Him back. The communication made possible by His very real presence and our reverential awe of Him, makes it possible to return His love. By understanding that it pleases Him for us to obey the commands that He has given so lovingly.
Love always, Walter
This old sin nature that we all have tends to resist commands from anyone-even God. We need to stop and realize that the commands of the God of the universe are not given to prove who is boss-they are given to show us the way to go and the way not to go-the way that leads successful Christian lives.
If our heaven Father did not care, I think, He would surely let us go our own way without any direction or guidance. But He does care-through His commands in scripture and direction he gives for our individual lives, we can be joyful and successful in life.
However, just knowing about God and His commands does not give us the incentive to overcome our old sin nature and obey the commands of our Lord. We need a heartfelt desire to obey and that is exactly what is happening if you are receiving God's love.
When we receive His love, we receive Him because "He is love" and the presence of Jesus becomes very real and we want to love Him back. The communication made possible by His very real presence and our reverential awe of Him, makes it possible to return His love. By understanding that it pleases Him for us to obey the commands that He has given so lovingly.
Love always, Walter