In Matthew 7, Jesus told the parable of two builders. One built his house on the sand, and the other on the rock. They both heard God’s Word, but only one obeyed and put it into practice. When the storms came, it was the one who obeyed and had his house built on a rock that survived. All throughout the Bible we see this contrast of people. We are called to not just be a person who hears the Word of God, but puts it into action in our lives. Obeying God’s Word isn’t easy or everyone would do it. The person who builds their life on the sand is the one who goes to church on Sunday, listens to the message and then doesn’t live it out Monday through Saturday. If you want to survive life’s storms, you can’t just obey one day a week. Obedience has to become your lifestyle.
Here are some Bible verses on obeying God’s Word:
1. And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.
1 John 2:3-5 NLT
2. But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.
Psalm 103:17-18 GNT
3. We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.
1 John 5:2 NLT
4. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
John 15:10 GNT
5. That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 NLT
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 