The Word of Grace Devotion For the week of January 23, 2012

Total Obedience:

John 14:15- “If you love me, you will obey what I command.”

Beloved, our world is full of half-heartedness and it affects every area of our lives whether it is our relationships, job, school, fitness or any other of our endeavors.

But Jesus asks for more than a half-hearted love. He desires an agape love (if you love (agape) me…). Jesus knows that any relationship in which one or both partners are only half in will ultimately fall short of reaching its full potential and thus many of us live with unfinished business.

Now the test of our commitment to Christ is simple: obedience. Imagine having a relationship where with one eye your spouse is telling you, “I love you!” but with the other eye they are looking at someone or something else. Not good. Yet, that is exactly what we do every time we are disobedient to the Lord and it affects our relationship with God. Thankfully, He is faithful even when we are faithless and we can rest in his mercy, which is new every morning.

However, beloved, I do not want to waste any more time in a half-hearted relationship. I want to give my all to Christ, to be fully committed and vested for life. Lord, forgive me for any disobedience. Forgive me when I take my eyes off of you and help me to have both of my eyes on you when I tell you that I love you!

Beloved, it was Charles Stanley who said, “Be obedient and leave the consequences to God.” I desire to do this. Will you join me? When we do this and join forces great things will happen as 1 Corinthians 2:9 says, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” Are you ready to be “all in” for the Lord?

I pray that you will have a blessed week! I love you and I will be praying for you!

In His Strong Love-

Pastor Joe

Grace Calvary Chapel

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