|
RADICAL OBEDIENCE
| NOVEMBER 2011
We can all live a radically changed life. All
that is required of us is our obedience to God. As
we grow spiritually, there are levels of maturity He
expects us to reach. He also expects us to move
from fear to faith, in obedience to Him. He wants us to
learn His Word and do it without wavering.
1) God
overlooks it as long as you don't know any better; but that
time has passed. The unknown is now known, and He's
calling for a radical life change.
As Christians, we must be rooted in the Word of God. It
has to be our foundation for what we do. The root of
the righteous yields fruit. (Prov. 12:12) We begin to
see manifestations of our faith when we decide to have the
proper foundation in our life. Being radical is a type
of obedience that is rooted in obeying God's Word.
When we are rooted in the Word of God, we are obedient.
2)
Trials and tests will come our way when we make God's Word
our final authority. However, we must not allow them
to move us.
Radical people do not quit when they are faced with
challenges, obstacles, or hardship; they press forward.
Jesus is our primary example of a radical person. He
did not quit when times got hard. Sometimes offense
can cause us to quit. We reap whatever we sow.
For example, when we obey the Word, we harvest God's
blessing.
3) Do
not be deceived, deluded, and misled; God will not allow
Himself to be sneered at–scorned, disdained, or mocked. (Gal
6:7)
Our harvest is connected to the things we sow, or the
deeds we do. God wants us to do extraordinary things.
He wants us to proper and succeed in life. He is able
to do exceedingly above all we ask or think. (Eph 3:20)
We are blessed to be a blessing to others.
Radical
obedience is obeying God when it does not make sense. For
example, Jesus told His disciples to let down their nets and
launch out into the deep, when they had finished their fishing
jobs. Peter made a radical move by obeying Jesus even
though he did not see the point in it. As a result, they
caught a great number of fish. Obedience produces
breakthrough. We must obey Jesus' commands.
Radical
obedience is doing the will of God even when your own agenda
makes more sense. Radical obedience is refusing to
compromise when it comes to obeying God's Word even when it
means losing friends. Radical obedience means venturing
outside of your comfort zone, no matter how uncomfortable or
unreasonable it feels. Radical obedience is born out of
delight, not duty. It is not a burden or a grudge.
|
