Scripture to Read: Matthew 1:24
Obedience to our Lord and His Word is actual evidence of a changed life. As we read Matthew 1:24, we find that when Joseph woke up from sleeping, he immediately obeyed what God told him to do, through the angel. God speaks to us every day of our lives. God speaks through His Holy Spirit in us, and He speaks through His Word. Our obedience to Him is what shows those around us that we are followers of Christ. God tells us in James 1:22-25, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.” We are NOT just to read the Word, nor just hear the Word, but we are to obey what we read and hear. When we choose to walk in obedience to our Lord and His Word, then we are truly blessed. We don’t need to ask for God’s blessing, but we simply need to obey Him and know that the outcome of obedience is His blessing.
Challenge & Application
What did you learn today about obeying our Lord and King? What did you learn today about being blessed? Who will you share this Good News with this week?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!