Obedience to the Will of the Father
KATHY GABLER—Jesus exemplified that His first obligation was obedience to the will of the Father. Opinions, emotions, traditions and minions can quickly bind Christians with a sense of obligation that has nothing to do with obedience or the order God can bless. A vivid example of this in my mind is how often I’ve seen Christians feel obligated to tolerate all behaviors, without confrontation or rebuttal. I’m not sure how the mindset developed that being non-confrontational is being holy, but there are no rewards for it in the Bible. Jesus did not tolerate the attitudes or arguments of the Pharisees. He spoke very directly and at times did not even bother with diplomacy. If tolerance is an obligation that is not first based in timely obedience to God, it is more likely coming from guilt or self-righteousness. At that point, toleration falls into the category of good works and is an attempt to sanctify our own soul. Of course, neither tolerance nor any other good work can cleanse the soul if it is not obedience (1Peter 1:22). As Jesus demonstrated, a mature son lives his days discerning the Father’s heart and keeping obedience in priority to any other assumed or imposed obligation.
(Kathy will be speaking at DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY which is September 13-14 at Grace Willis. No Fee. For all information go to martygabler.com/dvp2024/)
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Jesus’ First Obligation
KATHY—Jesus exemplified that His first obligation was obedience to the will of the Father. Opinions, emotions, traditions and minions can quickly bind Christians with a sense of obligation that has nothing to do with obedience or the order God can bless. A vivid example of this in my mind is how often I’ve seen Christians feel obligated to tolerate all behaviors, without confrontation or rebuttal. I’m not sure how the mindset developed that being non-confrontational is being holy, but there are no rewards for it in the Bible. Jesus did not tolerate the attitudes or arguments of the Pharisees. He spoke very directly and at times did not even bother with diplomacy. If tolerance is an obligation that is not first based in timely obedience to God, it is more likely coming from guilt or self-righteousness. At that point, toleration falls into the category of good works and is an attempt to sanctify our own soul. Of course, neither tolerance nor any other good work can cleanse the soul if it is not obedience (1Peter 1:22). As Jesus demonstrated, a mature son lives his days discerning the Father’s heart and keeping obedience in priority to any other assumed or imposed obligation.
(KATHY will be speaking at DREAMS VISIONS PROPHECY 2023. No Fee. Date: September 8-10,2023. Location: Grace Church Willis,TX. FOR ALL INFORMATION, GO TO THIS LINK: martygabler.com/dvp2023/ )
August 10, 2023 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1 Peter 1:22, Apostle, Barbara Yoder, Beside Still Waters, Bethel Church, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, Daily Discovery, destiny, dreams, Dutch Sheets, edification, ekklesia, encouragement, equip, expectation, faith, father, Five-Fold, FMCI, freedom, future, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, grace, Grace Church, Hagin, happy, healing, Hebrews 9, history, Holy Spirit, hope, how can I make it, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, issues, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John 3:16, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joseph Prince, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, Lindsey, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:33, mature son, Melissa Gabler, Myles Munroe, obligation, obstacles, ORU, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, psalms, purpose, Redding, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, sacrifice, salvation, Savior, scripture, SEEC Ministries, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, Texas, Tony Evans, transforming power, victorious, victory, visions, what can I do, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
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