When Heaven Met EarthSample

Obedience Brings Heaven To Earth

Joseph and Mary are pivotal to the arrival of Jesus on earth. Mary provided a temporary home for Jesus in her womb while Joseph provided safety and stability to this family. The common thread that holds Jesus’ parents is their unequivocal obedience to God. They didn’t ask questions of the angel who appeared to them. They didn’t operate with doubt. They accepted their mission and walked it out in simple obedience. These situations were less than ideal. Think about it: an unwed mother who is told she will get pregnant because of the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowing her. An engaged man asked to marry a pregnant fiancé and was directed by dreams to move from city to city to protect a child who wasn’t biologically his. In the midst of a disrupted life, they chose to obey God again and again. 

In our lives, God will ask us to do certain things, go certain places, say certain words and live a certain way in order to bring Him glory and make us a blessing to many. If our senses are not tuned to his voice, his leading and his presence we could go off-track and off mission. When we decide to follow Christ, we need to forge into our hearts the trait of obedience because it is in obedience to Him, that God delights. He tests our hearts to see if our obedience is immediate and implicit. 

How obedient have you been to the Lord?

Have you been having a hard time hearing him speak to you?

Will you quieten yourself to hear him and then ready yourself to obey him?