Be Obedient

Last Sunday, Mike and I shared in a bilingual service at Monroe Nazarene Church (Monroe, WA). We took turns sharing parts of the message and translating for each other, and it was so fun! 

The title of the message was "Be Obedient," and we shared about the radical call Jesus has placed on our lives to be obedient disciples. He has called us to seek His will every day, over our own, and choose to be obedient to whatever He asks us to do. 

But Oswald Chambers said it better than I could, so I would like to quote here is devotional, called "It Is The Lord!"

Jesus said to her, ’Give Me a drink’ ” (John 4:7). How many of us are expecting Jesus Christ to quench our thirst when we should be satisfying Him! We should be pouring out our lives, investing our total beings, not drawing on Him to satisfy us. “You shall be witnesses to Me . . .” (Acts 1:8). That means lives of pure, uncompromising, and unrestrained devotion to the Lord Jesus, which will be satisfying to Him wherever He may send us 

Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of true devotion to Jesus is the service we do for Him. It is easier to serve than to pour out our lives completely for Him. The goal of the call of God is His satisfaction, not simply that we should do something for Him. We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles. Are we more devoted to service than we are to Jesus Christ Himself?

This year, I want to live a life of PURE, UNCOMPROMISING, and UNRESTRAINED DEVOTION to the Lord Jesus. I want to be obedient in everything, and seek his kingdom and his righteousness every day.