“In Obedience”

 “In Obedience”

 

He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—-even to death on a cross.   Philippians 2:8

 

We can learn OBEDIENCE from the ONE who KNOWS it BEST.  That would be Jesus Christ, the One and Only Son of the Living God. In verses six and seven it tells us that Jesus, who, existing in the FORM of GOD, did NOT consider equality with God as something to be used for His own advantage.  Instead, He emptied Himself by assuming the form of a SLAVE, taking on the likeness of men.  And when He had come as a MAN in His EXTERNAL FORM, He HUMBLED HIMSELF by becoming OBEDIENT to the POINT of DEATH —even to DEATH on a CROSS. 

JESUS knew God’s Plan for the SALVATION of MANKIND, from ETERNITY PAST, because He is God in the flesh and knowing what the END RESULT would be, He KNEW how IMPORTANT it was to carry out those plans in ACCORDANCE with GOD’S WILL.  And He knew, even though, it would cost Him His LIFE, that without the shedding of BLOOD, there cannot be the REMISSION of SINS.

Jesus did NOT give up His DEITY, but He laid it aside, and God in the FLESH, JESUS, emptied Himself by assuming the form of a SLAVE and TAKING ON THE likeness of men. He HUMBLED HIMSELF by being OBEDIENT to the POINT of DEATH—even to DEATH on a CROSS, which was a HORRIBLE form of DEATH. 

Nevertheless, because He was the ONLY ONE who could SAVE mankind, in OBEDIENCE to His FATHER’S WILL, He GAVE His own LIFE to BRING SALVATION to a LOST and DYING WORLD. 

So, if you have NOT COME to JESUS CHRIST, for the FORGIVENESS of YOUR SINS, why not be OBEDIENT to the WILL of the ALMIGHTY GOD and COME NOW.  You do that by ADMITTING that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for YOU before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and IN OBEDIENCE to Him, you will be able to ESCAPE AN ETERNITY in HELL with ALL it’s HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  And because of your OBEDIENCE to Him, you will be ABLE to spend an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!