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During our wedding ceremony, our minister said to me, “Do you promise to love, honor, and obey your husband, until death do you part?” Glancing at my fiancé, I whispered, “Obey?” We’d built our relationship on love and respect—not blind obedience, as the vows seemed to suggest. My husband’s father captured on film the wide-eyed moment I processed the word obey and said, “I do.”
Over the years, God has shown me that my resistance to the word obey had nothing to do with the incredibly complex relationship between a husband and wife. I’d understood obey to mean “subjugated” or “forced submission,” which Scripture doesn’t support. Rather, the word obey in the Bible expresses the many ways we can love God. As my husband and I celebrate thirty years of marriage, through the power of the Holy Spirit we’re still learning to love Jesus and each other.
When Jesus said, “If you love me, obey my commandments” (John 14:15 nlt), He showed us that obedience to His Word would be the result of an ongoing loving and intimate relationship with Him (vv. 16-21).
Jesus’ love is selfless, unconditional, and never forceful or abusive. As we follow and honor Him in all our relationships, the Holy Spirit can help us see obedience to His Word as a wise and loving act of trust and worship.
Épisodes précédents
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3154 - Loving Obedience Mon, 06 May 2024
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3153 - Tears of Joy Sun, 05 May 2024
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3152 - The Triumph of Faith Sat, 04 May 2024
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3151 - Prayer Matters Fri, 03 May 2024
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3150 - A Creator We Can Trust Thu, 02 May 2024
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3149 - The Authority of Jesus Wed, 01 May 2024
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3148 - Can’t Out-Love God Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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3147 - Pray and Watch Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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3146 - Angel Companions Sun, 28 Apr 2024
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3145 - Pull the Weeds of Worry Sat, 27 Apr 2024