The reason people don’t honor God with obedience is because they don’t love Him. Jesus tells us these very words in John chapter 14. Those that don’t see God as Omnipotent, are the ones who fail in the “love” department as well. God is love; you can’t give what you don’t possess. Those that disobey in a defiant, everyday manner, lose the capacity to love because you can only get it from the source. Not being plugged in to the source, eventually drains your battery. Their love tanks eventually dry up due to lack of replenishment. The very Being we are to love (God), gives us the ability to love so much more, to the point of changing lives. And in that process, we are blessed with peace of mind, that diminishes the effects of trouble and fear.
23 Jesus replied, “All who love Me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and We will come and make Our home with each of them. 24 Anyone who doesn’t love Me will not obey Me. And remember, My words are not My own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent Me.
John 14:23-24
27 “I am leaving you with a gift–peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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