"To escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen into the opposite error of salvation without obedience." words written by A.W. Tozar. I picked up several short books by Tozar before leaving the country. This statement really struck me and realiazed the lack of importance that obedience has been on my mind these days. We emphasize and speak of faith as the greatest importace but without obedience, we are missing it. Faith and obedience are the 2 sides of the same coin and cannot and should not be seperated. Do we obey what God tells us to do? tithe? give? love? serve? knowing him? holiness? sexual purity? meditate on his word? care for the orphan/widow? and on and on we could list things. i feel there is lack of revelation and hunger in my heart for God because my lack of obedience. Would my faith sore like an eagle if I was faithful in obeying in areas of my life that I know were true and right? Surely, there may be breakthroughs that I know not of. Is obedience something that is underemphasized and faith maybe overemphasized? I want to obey more, not to indulge in self-righteousnes of recognition, but that i may see a greater power of God released in and through me to bring hope to the captive and sight to the blind (which could mean: freedom to the child sex worker and salvation to the idol worshiper)
"Jesus, increase in my heart a hunger to obey you, your commandments..that in obeying you, I may please you, in pleasing you I may honor you, in honoring you, I may see your name be known throughout the whole earth. Let me see the areas where i am not obeying"
