Tag: Obedience

Faith + Obedience = Victory

PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH AND NATION:

Put faith in God, obey God’s word and walk in God’s victories (Heb 11:29,30) #Faith #Obedience #Victory

MORNING WATCH NOTES:

Hebrews 11:29,30 are separated by a “,”. That comma equals 40 years in the wilderness for God’s people (no Faith and no obedience). No mention of it here. On one side of the “,” is a clear example of the magnitude of God‘s power when his people are obedient to him. On the other side is an example of the same.

On one side (v29), God delivers over one million of his people through the Red Sea and swallows up the entire Egyptian army in the same (Exo 14). On the other side (v30), God decimates the impregnable walls of Jericho that stood between God’s people and their promised land (Jos 6). Why? Because of their faith and obedience to him.

Lord, lead me to faith and obedience; may I know great victories in following you.

Acting On Faith

PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH AND NATION:

By faith earnestly seek and follow after God (Heb 11:4–6). #ByFaith #FaithPleasesGod #ActOnFaith #ObedienceFollowsFaith

MORNING WATCH NOTES:

We learn here that it is faith and obedience that pleases God. Knowing about God, doing the rituals of worship is not what pleases God (1Sa 15:22). It is faith, believing and trusting in the promises of God, then acting on those promises in obedience, that pleases God.

Faith and obedience are inextricably tied together (Jas 2:18). By faith Able offered a better sacrifice – it was his heart to do what God asked. Enoch pleased God by a faith that sought after and listened to God earnestly. Lord, I want to be a faith-filled seeker after God and an obedient, faith-filled follower.