“Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.’” - John 14:23
In this verse Jesus reveals that the relationship we enter into with Him is reciprocal, in that we love Him and He loves us. In fact, scripture declares that God loved us first (1 John 4:19). True love is expressed in obedience; therefore, if we truly love God we will obey the teachings of Christ. We know that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as our advocate (John 14:16-17) and shall live in us from the day of our conversion until the day we leave this earth. The important factor here though is that if we must follow His statutes in order to take full advantage of this inner relationship. This is for believers alone, for non-believers would have no awareness of Him. If we do not obey God’s word, we will occupy ourselves with other less important things and eventually dry up spiritually, thus dulling our own awareness of the Holy Spirit. Obey God and feel His presence in your life. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
