The Journey of Faith Part 6 – Willing and Obedient 4.27.25

Joshua Boyd

Part six of our Journey of Faith series today is going to have a familiar sound to it:  Willing and obedient.  When each of us hear a message from the Lord on Sundays or Wednesdays, we should take it personally – meaning what is the Lord speaking to me right now?  And just as importantly, let me receive this word because there is a reason He is speaking this to me right now.  

God’s Word, especially from your trusted leaders, isn’t a “topic of the week”, or like a TV series episode.  No, it is the instruction for the season.  It is a word of warning or direction for what God knows you and I will face now or in the near future.  As we talked about Wednesday night, God will make a way of escape for you from every temptation and test – His taught Word is a major part of that way.  Listen. 

How many of us want the blessing of the Lord on our lives?  I might as well as Jordon if he wants the fruit from his garden, or asking you if you want the paycheck for doing the work.  Obviously yes.  Human nature looks for the outcome – what is in this for me.  But the flesh, the sinful nature of humankind, only wants to do the bare minimum to get any gain.  

I need to lose weight and get more physically fit.  I have to workout how much? Stop eating what?  Is there a pill I can take and keep living my life the way I want to?  

There is no pill in the kingdom of God.  There is obedience.  No obedience pain, no Godly gain.