GOD’S AMAZING PROMISE ABOUT OBEDIENCE
God’s Amazing Promises
“Follow all the directions the LORD… has given you. Then… life will go well for you…” Deuteronomy 5:33 (GW)
WHAT GOD PROMISES IF WE OBEY HIM
“God blesses those who obey Him…” Proverbs 16:20 (TLB)
“God… saves those who obey Him.” Psalm 7:10 (GNT)
“The LORD watches over those who obey Him…” Psalm 33:18 (GNT)
“The Lord takes care of those who obey him…” Psalm 37:18 (GNT)
“You help all those who obey You.” Psalm 7:9
“… God gives us what we ask for because we obey His commands…” 1 John 3:22 (NCV)
“Always obey the LORD and you will be happy…” Proverbs 28:14 (GNT)
“Keep God’s laws and you will live longer…” Proverbs 19:16 (GNT)
“… Those who obey the LORD lack nothing good.” Psalm 34:10 (GNT)
“… Those who obey Him have all they need.” Psalm 34:9 (GNT)
You will…
“… live in perfect freedom.” Psalm 119:45 (GNT)
“… have greater wisdom.” Psalm 119:100 (GNT)
“… dwell in security and peace.” Proverbs 1:33 (NAB)
“… be prosperous and successful.” Joshua 1:8 (GNT)
“… be great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:19 (NCV)
“… be rewarded.” Proverbs 13:13 (NCV)
OTHER PROMISES
Proverbs 19:23 (GNT); Proverbs 10:27 (GNT); Psalm 25:14 (GNT); Psalm 128:1 (GNT); Psalm 106:3 (GNT); Luke 11:28 (NIV); Psalm 111:10 (NLT); John 15:7 (TLB).
HOW TO RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES
1. OBEY GOD IMMEDIATELY
“I will quickly obey Your commands…” Psalm 119:32 (NCV)
“Without delay I hurry to obey Your commands.” Psalm 119:60 (GNT)
2. OBEY GOD COMPLETELY
“LORD, You gave Your orders to be obeyed completely.” Psalm 119:4 (NCV)
“… Your job is not to decide whether [God’s] law is right or wrong, but to obey it.” James 4:11c (TLB)
“Trust GOD from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own.” Proverbs 3:5 (MSG)
3. OBEY GOD CHEERFULLY
“Obey Him gladly…” Psalm 100:2 (TLB)
“I enjoy obeying Your [commands].” Psalm 119:16 (NCV)
“I find pleasure in obeying Your commands…” Psalm 119:47 (GNT)
“Loving God means doing what He tells us to do…” 1 John 5:3 (TLB)
“If you love Me, [keep] My commandments.” John 14:15 (NLT)
4. OBEY GOD CONTINUALLY
“I am determined to obey You until I die.” Psalm 119:112 (TLB)
“Just tell me what to do and I will do it, Lord. As long as I live I’ll wholeheartedly obey.” Psalm 119:33 (TLB)
“We must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.” Philippians 3:16
“Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to Me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey My Father.” Matthew 7:21 (NLT; TLB)
“It is God’s love speaking in the imperative mood and saying, ‘Thou shalt not,’ and giving the reason ‘Do thyself no harm.’”