"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
In an earlier article entitled LISTING DOWN ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED, I wrote about my desire to have a list of all the commands of Jesus. This was in connection with what Jesus said in Matt 28: “teach them to obey everything I have commanded you.” So, I went back to all the four gospels and listed all the commands that Jesus gave to his disciples, and which in my mind, I thought He wanted all His disciples then, and now and forever, to follow.
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I sincerely believe that the devil works double time on our motives for doing the good that we do. Even if Satan doesn’t stop us from doing good works like performing Christian service, or obeying God’s commands, he can still get us in our motives for doing good. And that’s why I’ve now found myself often warning my friends in Christ: “The devil is in the motives; watch out.”
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“Obedience brings blessings.” This is a biblically inspired motto that my son, Edric, drilled into the hearts of his children. They use this aphorism to motivate the kids to know the connection between love, obedience, blessings and disciplinary consequences. Indeed, Edric and Joy’s application of this biblical teaching in their discipline and raising up of their kids has borne a lot of awesome and parent-gratifying results. And the kids are so much the better for it.
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