Hello Everyone,
Another adjustment we might have to make in our lives in order to obey God is an adjustment regarding our actions.
Philippians 2:8
8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!
The Son took action to make the adjustments necessary to obey the Father, and we will have to do the same.We cannot stay where we are and follow God. Following His call will always require taking the necessary actions to adjust our lives so that we might obey.Noah could not continue life as usual and build an ark at the same time (Genesis 6).Abram could not stay in Ur or Haran and father a nation in Canaan (Genesis 12:1-8).Moses could not stay on the back side of the desert herding sheep and stand before Pharaoh at the same time (Exodus 3).David had to leave his sheep to become king (1 Samuel 16:1-13).Amos had to leave the sycamore trees in order to preach in Israel (Amos 7:14-15).Jonah had to leave his home and overcome a major prejudice in order to preach in Nineveh (Jonah 1:1-2; 3:1-2; 4:1-11).Peter, Andrew, James, and John had to leave their fishing businesses in order to follow Jesus (Matthew 4:18-22).Matthew had to leave his tax collector’s booth to follow Jesus (Matthew 9:9).Paul had to completely change directions in his life in order to be used of God to preach the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 9:1-19).God will always make clear what actions we need to take in order to adjust and get in a position to obey Him, because He wants to bless us.
Oh How HE Loves Us!
Pastor Phil