Devotionals for June 2021
#42 His Entire Satisfaction
God’s will is to give us “every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” God’s will is to present us “holy and blameless before Him” (Ephesians 1:3-4). God’s will is our whole salvation, our complete fulfillment, and His entire … Continue reading
#41 Earnestly Seeking the Will of God
Like any treasure, the will of God must be earnestly sought and prayed for fervently.
#40 Treasure in the Will of God
The will of God is the richest treasure you will ever find. It holds your destiny, your fulfillment, your creative purpose and your very eternity.
#39 He Woos Us to Obedience
Our Father does not just command. He works within to motivate us to will His will. He does not decide. We must choose and decide to do His will. But God works to help us want to obey. How amazing! … Continue reading
#38 Great Things Done by God Within Us
Great things are learned by small duties done FOR God, by God within.
#37 Only by Obedience Will We Know Jesus
Only by obedience can you truly know the Lord Jesus…for He communicates with those who SEEK His will and reveals Himself to those who DO His will.
#36 Obedience Changes World History
The obedience of your tiny sphere changes world history in resounding ways you can neither imagine nor see in this life.
#35 The Story in Obedience
Obedience to the Person of God is not a series of “doings.” There is an actual story unfolding through your daily obedience. This is the story of you…unlived and untold by anyone else in all of time.
#34 The Stage of an Ordinary Life
As you live out obedience on the stage of an ordinary life, God is writing a significant historical drama you cannot see—and laying up a timeless, endless reward you cannot comprehend.
#33 Obedience is a Drama
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. Hebrews 12:1 NLT Obedience is … Continue reading
#32 Obedience is an Adventure
Obedience is an adventure – arranged uniquely for you – to challenge every independence hidden in your heart, and to awaken every talent buried in your creation.
#31 Jesus’ Obedience Secured It All
Jesus obeyed, all the way to and through a hideous death. Lying there as dead as anyone who ever died, God raised Him up into an amazing Life, a new kind of existence never before seen on earth or in … Continue reading
#30 Dance with the Lover God
Obedience is not “Do this, go there,” and I follow orders. That is slavery. Obedience is a dance with the Lover God.
#29 Follow the Lamb, Find the Cross
Yield to follow the Lamb wherever He goes, and you will bump into the cross.
#28 The Path We Walk with God
Obedience is a path. On that path alone, God meets you and walks with you.
#27 Obedience Is a Certain Path
Obedience is a certain path. God is on it, and with me, but only there.
#26 Jesus Obeyed Because He Loved
Jesus obeyed because of His amazing love for His Father. His obedience was founded on intimate relationship, and for that sweet kinship, He was willing to obey all the way to His own death. Obedience is based on relationship – … Continue reading
#25 To Do the Will of the Father
Jesus did not come to save the world. He did not come even to die for the world. He came for one express purpose: to do the will of the FATHER. And that meant dying to save the world.
#24 Obeying What He Saw
Jesus did nothing that was not obedience. All His words and all of His movements were simply obeying what He saw and heard from His Father.
#23 Beyond the Beginning of Obedience
Obedience is not simply doing what God says, though that is the beginning of obedience. Obedience is Christ. He alone could perform God’s will as like God. And Jesus must BE my obedience, living His own performance in God’s will … Continue reading