document.open(); document.writeln(""); document.writeln("The Importance of Obedience
"); document.writeln("Print this page");document.writeln("
");document.writeln(""); document.writeln("

The importance"); document.writeln("of trusting and waiting in God is something we all need to learn. Let us look"); document.writeln("at three points that help us review how we can do this:

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

1. Meditate. If"); document.writeln("we want to know God\'€™s mind, we must meditate on His Word (Psalm 119:27). We do"); document.writeln("not need to choose specific verses to know His will. He has the power to direct"); document.writeln("us from anywhere in the Bible. Our part is to look for wisdom in the Bible over"); document.writeln("a continuous period of time.

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

2. Listen. We"); document.writeln("must make an effort to learn to recognize the prompting of the Holy Spirit. If"); document.writeln("we are studying a passage of Scripture, He will shed His light on its meaning"); document.writeln("so that we can understand how God is leading us. Or it will bring to mind a"); document.writeln("passage we have learned and reveal how it applies to our situation (John"); document.writeln("14:26).

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

3. Walk. A"); document.writeln("final lesson about obedience is that sometimes we must walk even when the path"); document.writeln("is not clear. Abraham is a good example. The Lord told him to leave his"); document.writeln("homeland, but he did not specify the destination.

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

As you begin"); document.writeln("each day, think about the importance of obedience in the life of faith. Then"); document.writeln("ask God what He wants you to do first: whether to trust, hope, meditate,"); document.writeln("listen, or walk with Him.

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that through Your Word You give me the"); document.writeln("clarity necessary to be obedient. Forgive me, because sometimes it is difficult"); document.writeln("for me to wait, but if I meditate on Your Word it is easier for me to listen to"); document.writeln("You and walk with You. Thank You for the divine instruction You left us through"); document.writeln("Your Word! I pray in the name of Christ Jesus, Amen.

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

1.    Psalm 119:147-148 (NIV).

"); document.writeln("

 

"); document.writeln("

Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Rosina N.

"); document.writeln("
"); document.writeln("

"); document.writeln("

This and other devotionals by Richard (Dick) Innes can be read online.

Copyright © 1990 - 2026
ACTS International

"); document.writeln("
"); document.close();