The Miracle And Choice Of Obedience.
I recently was reading the notes for my Bible Study and the question:” Does Faith in God come first or does Belief in God come first”. The answer was; that neither act comes first, they happen simultaneously and miraculously. I love this explanation, because no matter how much I have thought about this in the past I wasn’t satisfied. The question would still remain, which comes first, which one is more important?
God, through my belief in Jesus, can do so many miraculous things to transform me. OBEDIENCE is a big one. I have been someone who was quite rebellious in my pre Born Again life. It is a miracle that I, now, want to obey The Lord. I WANT to please Him. I don’t think I always hit the mark by any means but in my past I never even thought about obedience to God and Joy as a result. Yes, it is a choice and I see my desire to please Jesus as a miracle of sorts. Explaining to children that; obedience to Jesus leads to joy is well worth the effort. We must pray for our kids to be led by the Holy Spirit to be obedient and to joyfully submit to Him. Read more on this subject on www.pacificchurch.com in our Parenting Christian Kids – March 2017 issue. Parenting Christian Kids
By Debra