But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom...
Christian Genesis "Obedience" Devotionals
Through the life and ministry of Jesus, the Lord established a new covenant. This covenant provides a way for repentant sinners to enter the kingdom of heaven in obedience to God. Scripture records the promise of this covenant in the writing of the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah predicted the ministry of Christ. We read in Jeremiah 31:33, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. WEB”
It is the law and the commandments in accordance with the Holy Spirit of God that convict sinners of falling short of the glory of God. Likewise, it is our repentance and obedience to the commandments of God that prove our faith in God’s goodness. To live by the will of God, we must follow his commandments.
Jesus famously said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. WEB” Jesus’ brother James reiterates the importance of obedience to God’s word. He wrote in James 1:22, “But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. WEB”
Additionally, we read in James 2:19, “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. WEB” Throughout the scriptures, it is clear. The bible teaches repentance and obedience to God. Faithfulness to his word proves our devotion to God. As James wrote in James 2:26, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. WEB”
The Lord Your God
And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”...
Righteous Ordinances
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your...
They Will Never Perish
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 WEB During...
Judges With Evil Thoughts
For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also...
Go and Bear Fruit
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should...
On the Sabbath Day
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath...
Do Good to Those Who Hate You
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies,...
The Last Days
But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money,...
Tempted by Evil
Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no...
Jesus Christ Is Lord
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus...
No Other Gods
You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3 WEB Exodus is one of five books in the Old Testament written by...
Beware of False Prophets
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:15...
Submit to One Another
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21 NIV In chapter five of Paul’s letter to the church...
Into the Kingdom
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son Colossians...
The Narrow Gate
Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many...
We Have a Counselor
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the...
Vile Passions
For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is...
A Measure of Faith
For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than...
Teach What Is Good
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine,...
His Cross
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Luke 9:23...
Ordained by God
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who...
Diligently Seek Him
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a...
Love Your Wives
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify...
Leave Your Country
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that...
Love the Lord Our God
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul...
If Your Brother Sins
If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have...
The Lord Our God
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou...
Fallen From Heaven
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst...
Walk Humbly
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and...
A New Covenant
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of...
Things in Common
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things...
The Law of God
They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading....
The Kingdom of Heaven
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my...
The Old Man
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,...
The Son
Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the...