ARE YOU OBEYING GOD FULLY? - Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezek 1-3
OBEYING FULLY? Friday, October 01, 2010
MEMORIZE: “And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled” ( 2 Cor. 10:6) READ: 1 Samuel 15:15-23 Every ordinary situation is subject to change if only the right parameters and actions are applied. For instance, at the marriage feast at Cana in Galilee, certain things preceded the turning of water into wine. If you want something supernatural to come out of your ordinary situation, you must learn to obey God without complaints or questions. Many divine instructions meant to bring about our desired changes have failed to do so because of complaints and unnecessary questions. Questioning divine commands is an act of unbelief capable of derailing your trip to boom. Isaiah 1:19 says that blessings ride on two tires - willingness and obedience. How obedient are you to the Lord’s instructions? In addition to obedience, there is need for total or complete obedience. Many of us are victims of incomplete obedience. Whenever a detail is ignored in a divine assignment, that obedience is incomplete. Leaders have ways of manipulating records and figures to appear correct when they are not. An example of incomplete obedience is recorded of king Saul in 1 Samuel 15:15-23. He was asked to kill all the Amalekites -both humans and animals but he spared the king and choice cattle and that cost him his kingdom. In Colossians 3:5, we are commanded to put to death every work of the flesh capable of bringing God’s judgment on us.  Unfortunately, like king Saul, we decide to kill some and spare some to our detriment. Some people are justifying or rationalizing their weaknesses. Some argue that it is impossible for a man to be without any fault or weakness and that all they have is only anger, covetousness, greed, white lies, or occasional lust. That ‘little’ work of the flesh can rob you of your ‘kingdom’ like king Saul. Never spare any weakness you observe in your life. Immediately deal with it. Cry to God to help you or else, it will deal with you. However, according to 2 Corinthians 10:6, until your obedience is complete, God may not deal with certain crucial issues in your life. Is your obedience total? Supply whatever is lacking and let your obedience not be wanting. ACTION POINT: Of all God’s creation, the only thing that finds it difficult to obey God is man.  If you can fully obey God, you are made for life - on earth and in Heaven.