Obedience is faith in action!

“Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you.  And now that I am away, it is even more important.  Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.   For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him”.   Phil. 2:12-13 NLT

As a disciple of Christ we must use the right building blocks in their proper order to set our foundation and to grown in our relationship with Jesus.

The first, and most important, building block of all is obedience!  

We must discard the notion that faith, a very important building block, exist by itself.

“Faith, if it has no works, is dead”  (Js 2:17).

Obedience is faith in action.  It is the tangible evidence that genuine faith exist on the inside of us.

While it is difficult to say which comes first, faith or obedience, without obedience faith will never grow.

Obedience is also essential to knowledge.

My cry for understanding and enlightenment will rise no higher than my head until I put into practice what God has already taught me.   It is in the usage of my supplies that God multiplies my supplies.

If we do not obey in the basics, He will never lead us on.

Obedience is the necessary stepping stone to fruitfulness and power.

Often times, we complain about our lack of power and answers to prayer whereby we beg God to hear us and send a blessing.

He will not bless us until we obey the Word He has already given us.

God’s abundant power and favor immediately accompanies the one who obeys Him.

We must bring ourselves back to the basics of discipleship and see that the first building block is in place.

Once we begin to obey, God will begin to bless and He will lead us until His “grand design” is finished.

“Study this Book of Instruction continually.  Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do”.   Josh. 1:8 NLT