Today is Tuesday, November 5, 2019, and here is your daily devote. Can you imagine children trying to obey a parent they don't love? It's hard enough for children to obey a parent they do love. Children can be told repeatedly certain directions, but until a deep love abys in their hearts, rogue rules do nothing for a real relationship.
When Jesus talked about the relationship between love and keeping the commandments in John 14 verse 15, he did not quite love with commandment keeping. He knew trying to keep the old laws wooden bear lasting free, so he made commandment keeping the effect of loving and cherishing him. This new covenant isn't written on tablets or paper, but in our hearts. All commented on this reality in 2 Corinthians 5 or 17 when he talked about being a new creation in Christ.
When we believe the message of the gospel, the old person we once were dies, and we are spiritually resurrected with Christ. Our new self, with a new heart, has new desires, new tastes, and most importantly, a new master. No longer are we imprisoned by sin, instead God indwells our hearts through the presence of the Holy Spirit. Think about this.
Why is it important that we emphasize obedience to God out of our love for Him? How would you respond biblically to the often heard notion in our culture that people don't really change? Thank you for listening to the daily devote. Please send me a comment, like or share the daily devote.
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