"Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray."
MARK 6:45-46
Obedience is the essence of the loving God in Heaven. Obedience is when you have complete dependence on the father in heaven to guide you through the second by second nature of a chaotic or nice day. It is not saying, "when I do this - do I get this?" No - in being obedient in the face turmoil the Lord brings peace and wisdom - allowing you and Jesus to deal together with the day.
The purpose of obedience is to be molded into the Lord's image. A person who does their own will above the desired will of God is of no use to God. The situation of the present moment is the task at hand for the Lord. He is a God of now. He may give a vision of a time in the future - but the vision is realized in obedience to the one who gave the vision. The process of molding occurs only in the current as that is when the fire of the Lord burns the hottest and thus you are ripe for a new way. The victory is in choosing Jesus and his way.
When Jesus began to pass his disciples in the boat while he was walking on the lake, Peter asked the Lord to call him to do the same, Jesus replied, "Come," at once Peter walked on the lake. At the moment the wind swept through, Peter became scared and began to sink. "You of little faith" replied Jesus as he grabbed Peters hand and got in the boat. It is the power of your faith in Jesus that powers The Holy Spirit in you.
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