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A Wake-Up Call for Obedience · The Call to Women in Faith Podcast

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  This morning, when I rolled out of bed and fell on my knees for my morning prayer,
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  a scripture verse popped in my head, But why do you call me Lord,
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  Lord, and not do the things which I say?
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  Luke 6, verse 46. Convicting, isn't it?
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  Especially if this is the first thing that pops in your head when you think
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  you're a good Christian.
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  The reality is that no matter how good we are, we fall short unless we exhibit complete obedience.
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  God knows there is no room for cutting corners when it comes to following Him.
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  Fellow Christians, I have a confession. Yesterday was a rough day,
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  professionally and personally.
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  I was not the light of the world, like Jesus expects us to be in Matthew 5.16.
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  I was anti-light. I got angry at people for not carrying their weight.
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  I was focused internally, lots of me, me, and me, and very little of Jesus or others.
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  Mind you, it was a stressful day. It was okay for me to be stressed.
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  But I did not take it to Jesus. I did not pause, and my nature of old kicked in.
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  And instead of having Jesus set things right, I handled them with an iron fist.
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  I showed no mercy, no meekness, and no kindness.
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  I want to put Jesus first and His commandments first, above everything else in the world.
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  This morning I was asked to show Him that I love Him instead of just saying that.
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  If I love Him, I would be obedient.
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  If you watch closely to the positioning of the verse, the verse that popped
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  in my head this morning, it is at the end of the Sermon on the Mount.
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  Amazing, isn't it? Jesus took time to prepare for that sermon.
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  His expectations are clearly spelled out in Luke chapter 6.
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  We know this. It is the same sermon. It is the one in Matthew chapters 5 through 7.
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  So, at the end of the sermon, he's saying, why do you call me Lord,
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  Lord, and not follow the things I expect you to?
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  Right? So my lesson for the day is this.
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  If God himself came down on earth to share his expectations,
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  make it abundantly clear to me through scripture and the Holy Spirit, what am I waiting for?
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  If loving him is our highest priority, we have to get rolling.
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  Carpe diem, Christian. Set your eyes on him all day, today, and every day.
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  Stressors will come and go. but He is constant. Stay your mind on Him.
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  Dear Jesus, I confess that I stoop to my old ways every time I yank my hand away from yours.
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  Please hold on tight because I cannot do this on my own.
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  Teach me to be obedient to you as you were to our Father while you're on earth.
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  May I strive to bring you glory today with your blessing. Amen. Amen.