DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OBEDIENCE
1 John 5:3
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3 For the [true] love of God is this: that we do His commands [keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and teaching]. And these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome, oppressive, or grievous).
John 14:21
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21 The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.]
You don’t love Jesus until you start obeying Him. The true measure of your love for God is seen in your obedience. True obedience leads to proper submission. Who you don’t obey, you cannot submit to (John 14:23-24)
We would be examining different levels of obedience
1. Obedience to the word of God (John 8:31-32)
If you have not walked in obedience to God’s word, you can’t walk in other sphere of obedience. Walking in obedience to God’s word brings us to the zone of life. When we walk in disobedience we open our lives to the wrong things. Obedience shouldn’t seasonal.
2. The Holy Spirit and His Leading (John 16:13-15)
Train up yourself to obey the leading of the Holy Spirit. When you have not trained yourselves to obey the Holy Ghost, you will limit His ability to guide you.
3. The will of God for you ( John 4:31-34)
There is a will of God that God wants to manifest on earth through you and in you. You must learn to surrender and submit to the will of God. The safe place for you is in the will of God. There is no divine protection outside the will of God.
4. Obedience to the man He has placed you under (Ephesians 6:1)
When God places you under a man, it is a channel through which God can bring supply to you. There are some people God has given them wisdom for you. There are men that carry anointing for you. Your obedience to the man He has placed you under will determine what can flow to you.
5. Obedience to the structure and discipline that God has placed in a House for you (Hebrews 13:17, 1 Peter2:13)
When God put you under a man, God gives Him structures and disciplines these are security for you. The scriptures demands obedience and submission in that level.