John 15:14-15 (NIV)
You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
John 14:15 (NIV)
If you love me, keep my commands.
“True obedience is a genuine act of love. If you want to know whether you love God, ask yourselves the question: ‘Do I obey?’ Obedience is the most perfect act of love for God. I obey not because I am afraid, but because I love Jesus. Love for obedience is love for the will of God.”
[Quotes of Mother Teresa from Total Surrender]
Supernatural obedience is an invitation to friendship with and love for God. It’s worship – where we realize it’s not so much about what we do but more about the Lord and what/how much he is doing. We get to participate in what he’s already orchestrating as we follow him. Humbly ask God for greater openness to see how he is at work in your missional group/campus ministry as you worship to “Let There Be Wonder” by Matt Redman (click here).
Prayer: Lord, give me an undivided heart to recognize what you’re doing in my life and with your church. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
-JH