"And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it."
2 John 1:6
Very often we tend to confuse what our relationship with God is all about. Over periods of time, we start equating our relationship with God based on what we do in terms of serving inside the church, worship team, sunday school ministry, going to church every sunday and in some cases even justifying our life choices by saying , "Well Im not doing things as bad as what he/she did ! "
All that we are , all that we do is to overflow out of an initimate relationship with Him ! Love the Lord ! :) Thats the first and the foremost. And how does that translate in our lives ? We do as He commands. We walk in obedience to Him.
Lets turn our Bibles to 1 Samuel 17 : 17-18 , "And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them"
David was walking in simple obedience to what his father Jesse wanted him to do. While his 3 brothers were part of the army of Saul, here was David taking care of the sheep and making trips up and down to the army to give loaves of bread and cheese for his brothers. (1 Samuel 17 : 15 , "but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.")
David's relationship with God was never defined by the circumstance that he was in . It wasnt about how glamorous what he did looked, it did not depend on who knew what he did. It was basically this love relationship with God ! He loved the Lord. And all that He did was out of this overflow of his love relationship with God.
It did not matter if he was the cheese bearer to his brothers, the food transporter, the shepherd boy , the harpist.. He walked in simple obedience, in humility and above all in love with God. Whether it was a bear or lion or a Goliath moment that presented itself before him, he continued placing his trust in Lord !
If you find yourself frustrated this morning, or just feel like you have reached a plateau moment where you dont know where you are or what to do , I pray that you will find yourself in love with Christ again, for He loves us with an everlasting love ! He has redeemed us from sin, He has saved us and He calls us His own. What joy to be known as the son/daughter of the most High. Such joy to wake up to a new day knowing that Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour has preserved our life this day. We are never alive by chance or coincidence. But He has written down plans and purposes for us even before the foundations of the word ! Wow ! Love being Loved by the great I AM ! In walking in simple obedience to Him we walk into all that He desires for us.
Let the praise arise
2 John 1:6
Very often we tend to confuse what our relationship with God is all about. Over periods of time, we start equating our relationship with God based on what we do in terms of serving inside the church, worship team, sunday school ministry, going to church every sunday and in some cases even justifying our life choices by saying , "Well Im not doing things as bad as what he/she did ! "
All that we are , all that we do is to overflow out of an initimate relationship with Him ! Love the Lord ! :) Thats the first and the foremost. And how does that translate in our lives ? We do as He commands. We walk in obedience to Him.
Lets turn our Bibles to 1 Samuel 17 : 17-18 , "And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them"
David was walking in simple obedience to what his father Jesse wanted him to do. While his 3 brothers were part of the army of Saul, here was David taking care of the sheep and making trips up and down to the army to give loaves of bread and cheese for his brothers. (1 Samuel 17 : 15 , "but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.")
David's relationship with God was never defined by the circumstance that he was in . It wasnt about how glamorous what he did looked, it did not depend on who knew what he did. It was basically this love relationship with God ! He loved the Lord. And all that He did was out of this overflow of his love relationship with God.
It did not matter if he was the cheese bearer to his brothers, the food transporter, the shepherd boy , the harpist.. He walked in simple obedience, in humility and above all in love with God. Whether it was a bear or lion or a Goliath moment that presented itself before him, he continued placing his trust in Lord !
If you find yourself frustrated this morning, or just feel like you have reached a plateau moment where you dont know where you are or what to do , I pray that you will find yourself in love with Christ again, for He loves us with an everlasting love ! He has redeemed us from sin, He has saved us and He calls us His own. What joy to be known as the son/daughter of the most High. Such joy to wake up to a new day knowing that Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour has preserved our life this day. We are never alive by chance or coincidence. But He has written down plans and purposes for us even before the foundations of the word ! Wow ! Love being Loved by the great I AM ! In walking in simple obedience to Him we walk into all that He desires for us.
Let the praise arise
