Psalms 103:17-19 ESV
“But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children's children,
to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.”
A lot of people will disregard this teaching today as
irrelevant because it is Old Testament. But you know what? The New Testament
teaches the same. Jesus definitely taught that to love him is to obey him and
that if we do not obey him that we do not love him. And he said that not
everyone who says to him, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only
the one DOING the will of God the Father who is in heaven.
And the Apostle John taught the same, that to know and to
love the Lord is to keep (obey, adhere to) his commandments, and that if we claim
to know the Lord, but we do not obey his commandments, that we are liars. For
it is those who obey (walk according to) the Lord’s commandments who abide in
God and God in them. And then Paul said that if we obey sin and not the Lord
that it will end in death for us, not in eternal life with God. For obedience
to the Lord leads to righteousness and to sanctification, and its end is
eternal life with God for all who obey the Lord.
[Lu 9:23-26; Jn 8:51; Jn 14:15-24; Jn 15:10; Matt 7:21-23; 1
Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10,24; 1 Jn 5:2-3; 2 Jn 1:6; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23;
Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 5:9; 1 Pet 1:1-2; Jas 1:21-25; 1 Co
10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Php 2:12-13; Jn 10:27-30; Acts 5:32]
Well, the Lord Jesus seems to have added on a new ministry
for me in addition to writing daily devotions and occasional poems. Now he
seems to be having me moving in the direction of doing video talks on a more
regular basis, but to what extent yet, I do not know. And today’s video,
titled, “Because I Love You,” is teaching on this subject of walking in the
fear of the Lord in obedience to his commands (New Covenant). So, if you are
able, I hope you will take the time to watch and listen to it.
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