Obedience

"If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." (John 14: 15 - 21 - NIV)


Chuck Swindoll - "The very best proof of your love for your Lord is obedience...nothing more, nothing less, nothing else."

The obedience to which Jesus alludes to in these verses is not just a single act of obedience, but an obedient way of life. It is learning to say yes to God daily as we experience life with all its hardships and difficulties.

We must obey the Word of God if we want to live a victorious life!