Love-based Obedience - First15 - October 6

What I didn't realize about God's command to be obedient was the process by which I could grow in obedience. God will take our obedience however he can get it because he wants us to enjoy the incredible fruits of his perfect will, but his desire is always to love us to a place that our obedience would be a natural overflow of our love for him.

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Today's Devotionals

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Weekly Overview: 1 Corinthians 13:13 says, "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." The greatest of all aspects of the Christian life is love. Love is to be at the foundation of all we do, all we are, and all we hold on to. If we focus on love and allow the Holy Spirit to strip everything else away, what will be left is a life of blessed simplicity rooted in face-to-face relationship with our heavenly Father. As we spend time this week looking at the simplicity of love, I pray that all the weighty, frivolous things of the world that rob you of an abundant life fall away in light of the glorious goodness of God's unconditional and wholly available love for you. Scripture:"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." John 14:21 Devotional:            For much of my life I feared the thought of obedience, especially to the almighty, all-knowing, and all-powerful Creator of the universe. I couldn't seem to find a way to consistently choose him over myself. I couldn't seem to be able to live for his affections over those of the world. As hard as I would try in various seasons, I just couldn't be obedient.   CONTINUE READING →

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