What Are The Benefits of Obedience? - Days 1,2,3

Alright folks....sorry I'm so late this week....camp schedule throws a wrench into blogging that's for sure!  Ok so last Sunday morning we looked at the question of why we should obey God and found that we should obey God because it's the right thing to do, it shows our love for Him, and it brings us joy!

Basically we are emphasizing the importance of loving God and following His commands.  Obedience is an issue that we all struggle with in our daily lives.  This week we are going to challenge ourselves a little bit to live Godly lifestyles.

Start off by reading John 14:23-24.

Jesus made it very clear that if a person loves Him, he or she will listen to Him.  Jesus calls us to be obedient and submissive to His will for our lives....so let's look at 3 benefits of obedience.

First....

You experience the love of God.


Think of 3 things a person must do in order to earn your love and friendship and write those down.

See, Jesus made it very clear the only thing required from us is to love and obey God.  When we love and listen to God's commands, He will remain with us forever.  It is impossible to love God and love the world at the same time.  If we truly love God then we will allow Him to lead our lives.  After we submit to His will and love Him with all our heart, then we will understand His benefits.

What if your requirements to be loved were the standards God used?  Would any of us be worthy to be loved by God?

Read John 14:23-24 again.

What does Jesus mean that we will keep His word if we love Him?  What word is he talking about?

What did Jesus say it means if we don't keep His word?  Why is that?

Jesus wants everyone to come to know Him as his or her personal Savior.  The Bible tells us that God loved us first.  He is waiting for us to love and accept Him.  Jesus promised us when a person loves and obey Him, that He will remain in our hearts forever!  That is experiencing the love of God in a powerful way!

Gotta head to site so come back tomorrow for a second benefit....

Heffe