2 Corinthians 3:17
JESUS NEVER SAID TO HIS Disciples, "obey my rules." Instead, He told His followers to "Obey me." And because the Lord did not leave us with a long list of "Thou shalt nots," we have freedom.
Jesus stripped the fear and intimidation away from obedience when He wrapped His life around His Word. What liberty! The Lord made obedience something that you would desire to do because He gave His life that you might be free. What a brilliant motivation for us to trust and obey!
Sometimes I wish that God would give me less freedom and force me to do the right thing make me obey.bit would be easier that way."This "freedom stuff" carries with it a heavy weight of responsibility. we must required to discern between white and black, light and dark, good and evil. We must required to make choices. We must required to be free.
But that's the beauty of the freedom of the Lord. And it is His love that makes us to obey.
This is why Jesus said His commandments were not burdensome. Obeying God was never meant to be a chore or a duty, but a joyous response to His love.
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