18th November 2020

Checking into God's Presence...  In John 14:15, Apostle John wrote- “If ye love me, keep my commandments” and right through the whole Bible, there are Bible verses that offer specific truths concerning the ways that genuine Christian live their lives and what it means to obey the commandments of God. As such, when it comes to being obedient to the word of God; delayed obedience is tantamount to total disobedience in accordance with what the Bible says in Deuteronomy 11:1. The Lord instruction goes like this- “therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always. And in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” “Now, therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Exodus 19: 5-6 For: “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain”. James 1: 25-26 Brethren in Christ, can I ask if you consider or see the above instructions on obedience to the words of God as a burden? It is always true that human beings find it very difficult to obey God, and this resonates what happened in the Book of Genesis where God professed that He regretted ever creating human beings. An assertion made in Genesis 6:5-6 states- “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”  We confess today oh Lord that we have not thorough in walking according to Your statutes, so today we want You to empty what is not Yours inside us and fill us with Your Spirit so we can begin to live a life worthy of Your eternal glory in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...