Good morning and welcome in today. Today, we’re gonna take a look at some scripture from the book of John, but before we do that, I wanted to ask you a question.
Are you the kind of person who really likes to obey? Think about coming home after school one day, and your dad telling you that he wants you to cut the lawn before supper. Would you be the kind of person who would jump at the opportunity to please him and do the things that he asks you to do?
Imagine showing up at the dinner table and your dad asking you if you got the lawn cut, to which you responded,……no. How do you think that would make him feel? Would it make him happy or sad? I’ve talked about this for many, many years, but real love results in obedience.
Imagine having a boss at a job somewhere who tells you that he’s going to take an hour lunch break. He gives you a couple things that you need to get done while he’s gone. When he shows up and doesn’t see anything completed, how do you think that makes him feel? Does it make him happy or sad? When you obey other people who are your authority, it shows that you love them. Think of one more example.
Imagine that you are downtown. You’re just getting into your car, and a police officer comes up to you and asks you to roll down your window. He gives you a command telling you that you need to get your vehicle out of the area right away because of some serious issues that are going on. But instead of doing what you’re told, you decide to sit there and watch what’s happening. How does that make the officer feel? Does it make him joyful? or upset?
When you obey people in authority, it shows love. Ultimately, if we profess to be Christians, we show our love for God by obeying the teachings of his only begotten Son Jesus. If you’re going to disobey his precious son, how do you think that makes God feel?
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
When we speak of the word “commandment” many people only think about the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament in Judaism but there are many Commandments found in the New Testament that God wants us to follow and obey. A commandment is defined as a Divine rule. It’s a rule that needs to be observed and obeyed. There are numerous commandments in the New Testament.
E.g., Jesus commanded His disciples to preach the gospel, to baptize, to heal, to do good works, to keep the commands and ordinances of the church, and many others.
Following what the scriptures teach and doing God’s Will from our heart shows God how much we love him. When you obey somebody, it means to comply with their commands, direction, or their request. It also means to submit to the authority of another. If you obey somebody it means that you carry out the instructions given by a commander.
Disobedience is to simply refuse to obey and a result of neglecting to obey the things that you are told or expected to do. To obey Jesus Christ and the things that He teaches us is to show Him that we love him, and that we care about Him.
.John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:
Keeping commandments simply means to do what you’re told. How many parents out there are really pleased when their children obey and do what you commanded them to do? The reaction is happiness and joy! Well, God is exactly the same way. When we obey His Son Jesus, God is filled with joy, and love toward us.
1 John 5:2-3
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
This verse teaches us that if you truly have the love of God in your heart, you’re going to do God’s will.
Remember that the scriptures are a giant book of love. God’s Word teaches us how to love God and each other perfectly. God’s way is a better way for us. Look at the results when people live in hatred malice and envy out in the world. When we serve God lovingly the end result is going to be far better than the things that they deal with living in the flesh out in the world.
Rebelling against God is like the sin of witchcraft. God absolutely hates it. I guarantee that no good will come out of rebellion whether it’s a child who rebels against a parent or wife who rebels against her husband. True love for those who are in authority will result in obedience.
Matt 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Jesus Christ has to be our greatest love. The relationship that we have with Him has got to be far greater than any other relationship that you have here on the earth. Remember that Solomon, loved his wives so much, that he started getting involved burning incense to strange gods and this upset the Lord.
Remember that Jesus commanded to love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. The truth is that love for God has to be first and foremost. The commandments are put in an order for a reason. There are people who are going to claim that they have loved their neighbor and done all kinds of nice deeds at the judgment. What’s going to happen is that they will be rejected because they never truly loved Christ and had a desire to obey him in their hearts.
For twenty years I’ve told my wife that I love her but I love somebody else more. I tell her she’s my number 2. I’ve always told her that I will love Jesus more than her and that will never change. She can bear witness to this because I have told her that for years.
Jesus has to be our greatest love over everybody else. This is so that you will become obedient to what He teaches us in His Word.
To show him our love, we need to be obedient to what he says. Love is more than lip service but results in obedience. Imagine having a child at home who tells a parent I love you all the time but when they’re asked to do so something, they tell their parent to take a hike. That’s being deceived, it’s just words.
1 John 2:3-5
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
The love for Christ is perfected in our hearts when we obey and keep his Word. Really, when you think about it, who is the most disobedient and rebellious person there is? It’s the devil who rebelled against God. There are so many people today who actually profess that God is their father. They truly profess that they are Christians, while the truth is true Christianity is love and obedience towards Christ and what he taught.
John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
There were certain people who would not listen to Jesus and the things that he taught them. Those same people are present today in society but the worst part is many of them profess to be Christian.
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:….
John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
Someday, people are going to be cast into a lake of fire. They will enter into eternal punishment because they choose to reject their God who cares for them. Those who don’t love the Lord are going to be anathema. A dad loves and cares for his own children but when they fight and rebell against him, without repentance punishment is coming.
I want to make sure you understand that punishment is not God’s first choice. There is abundant grace available for each of us if we simply admit the fact that we are wrong. God gives us Grace so that we can become obedient to Him.
Those who reject obedience and choose not to live in love towards God eventually are going to be punished. Remember God is over every authority in the entire world. That’s who people will be dealing with when they fight against Him and the things that is precious Son taught and gave His life for.
John 21:15-17
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus gave Peter three commands to preach to the sheep of God, which is what he did.
Love is more than words, love is obedience. I’ve taught that for 20 years and the people who have heard me or read me can testify about that if they want. Love is more than words. It’s learning to listen, and to obey and to do what you are told. Those who are capable of doing this will find a much easier path in life to walk on.
I think that’s where I’m gonna stop for right now. But Lord willing, I’ll talk to you some more tommorrow. Till then bye Bye, everybody.♥️
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