Written by Julie Inu Umoro
John 14:15
[15] If ye love me, keep my commandments.
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, we thank You for Your Presence in our life everyday and up to now.
Our Bible text above tells us that we can only show that we love God, if we keep His commandments.
You see, most times we accuse God of not attending to us by answering our prayers. I want to ask, how many times have we checked or examined ourselves if we obey God's commands? There are 10 commandments of God, and we are told that it is mandatory that we obey it. Sincerely speaking, do we keep His commands? Jesus even made it easier for us by wrapping up the 10 commandments into 1, which is Love for God and for our neighbour.
What He was actually teaching us is that no one can claim to love God or the neighbour and go ahead to offend or grieve them. We must endeavour to do everything possible not to make them sad, unhappy or cry because of the wrong done to them.
Remember, each and everyone of us is reflecting the Light of God. If we are Light, we are meant to bring out those in darkness to God's marvelous Light.
I have heard people say that it is not possible to keep God's commandments. My dear that is a lie from the pit of hell. IT IS POSSIBLE. God won't give us conditions that we cannot keep. It takes determination. If one is determined, then such a one will be able to keep them. So why do we complain and nag if our prayers are not answered? Why? If we continue to neglect or by pass God's commandment, then be ready to live with its consequences.
The word of God asked, Can we continue in sin that grace may abound? It was still answered with "God Forbid" Many of us hide under God's grace to live carelessly, disobeying God. See ehh, my dearly beloved, God said that if we love Him, we should keep His commandments. Its an instruction to let us obey it. Let us strive to obey God's instruction because it is still the same God that will answer our prayers.
I want to let us know that God first loved us and died for us. He is now asking us to reciprocate His love towards us by keeping His commandments. Is that too much for God who gave us the breathe on our nostrils, makes us see, hear, talk, walk, sit, sleep and wake up etc, too much to ask from us? No, Not at all.
Beloved, let us all go back to the drawing board and weigh our obedience to God's instructions, so we can make amends.
The process begins with our surrendering totally to God, so He can be our Lord and personal Saviour. Ask Him now to come into your heart, confess, forsake, repent, and be washed in the Blood of Jesus from all unrighteousness. After this, we will become God's own. He will empower and equip us to follow and serve Him. Take that step of faith now, if you haven't done so before now.
God alone is my Source of health, love, peace, joy, and strength.
MEMORY VERSE
1 John 4:19
[19] We love him, because he first loved us.
PRAYERS.
Heavenly Father, please help me to love You unconditionally so I can keep Your commandment easily in Jesus name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING.
1 John 4vs10-21.
CONTACT JULIE INU UMORO
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