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Continued from: Keeping His Commands: John 14:20-23 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, LORD, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" 23Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching". My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
It is necessary to obey the Lord to be successful in life and to be prepared to live with Him forever. But, it is also necessary to love Him if we are to "really" obey Him. With love, obedience is only a duty-with love, obedience brings "joy and gladness in full measure- complete and overflowing" John 15:11
Keeping the commands of our Lord is a precious thing in the life of any child of God. But to be more and more obedient, we must learn to hear what He is saying to us.
Matthew 11:29
Love Always, Walter
Continued from: Keeping His Commands: John 14:20-23 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, LORD, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" 23Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching". My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
It is necessary to obey the Lord to be successful in life and to be prepared to live with Him forever. But, it is also necessary to love Him if we are to "really" obey Him. With love, obedience is only a duty-with love, obedience brings "joy and gladness in full measure- complete and overflowing" John 15:11
Keeping the commands of our Lord is a precious thing in the life of any child of God. But to be more and more obedient, we must learn to hear what He is saying to us.
Matthew 11:29
Love Always, Walter