DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FROM MERCYLAND MINISTRIES THURSDAY 24 JUNE 2021.
Topic: God Rewards Obedience.
Today’s Scripture: Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession… Exodus chapter 19 verse 5, (NIV). NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.
Message: Sometimes God asks us to do things that don’t make sense. It doesn’t seem logical. It doesn’t fit into our budget. It doesn’t line up with our schedule. “God, You want me to go back to college? I’m 40 years old.” “God, You want me to give them a gift? I was saving those funds for my own dreams.” Or, “God, You want me to leave this secure position that I’ve had for years and start my own business?” Too often we overanalyze it. We debate it. Look at it only in the natural. We end up making excuses, talking ourselves out of it, “That couldn’t be God.” But if you’re going to reach your highest potential, you have to have bold obedience. That means you obey even when you don’t understand it. You just do it even when it doesn’t make sense. That’s what faith is all about.
If you can understand everything, you have the time, the money, it’s all lined up, then that doesn’t really take any faith. God will ask you to do things that seem far out, unusual, not practical. With every act of obedience, there is a blessing attached to it. When you do what you know God wants you to do, a blessing will follow. God rewards obedience!
Prayer for Today: Father, today I choose to obey You. I let go of trying to reason it all out in my mind and choose to trust You. Thank You for Your faithfulness and for rewarding my obedience in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Prophetic Declaration: Diving into the Unknown is the FAITH that Pleases God. Apostle Paul in Second Corinthian chapter 5 verse 7 admonished that “We should walk by faith, and not by sight. Why? Sight looks at the circumstances and common sense. FAITH looks at the person of God and His Promises. It makes sense to look before you jump. Faith however says jump before you look. It’s then God rewards obedience. The book of Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6 summed everything up, it says: “And without faith it is impossible to please God …”. I decree and declare that you shall receive GRACE to please God through actions of faith. Through faith, you will derive full benefits from God, live victorious life and receive bountiful rewards of obedience in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
JESUS SAID: “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. Revelation chapter 22 verse 12 (NIV). Are you ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ? Please give your life to Jesus.
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God bless you abundantly.
