FAITHFULL

 

God demands obedience to His people, and there is no alternatives to that! We must obey by faith! Remember, He warned Israel of a curse and a blessing (Deuteronomy 11:26-28).

In the New Testament, God revealed His faithfulness through the life and work of His Son Jesus Christ. He obeyed the will of His Father to rescue us from sin (Matthew 26:39 ; Romans 5:8). As we patiently await for that great day of His coming, the Lord calls all His children to be faithful to Him (1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”, I Thessalonians 5:23,24 :”And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it”. May the Lord Jesus bless us all as we faithfully work together in expanding His kingdom while on earth.

 

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were

 

hupakoé: obedience
Original Word: ὑπακοή, ῆς, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hupakoé Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ak-o-ay') Short Definition: obedience Definition: obedience, submissiveness, compliance.
To hear God's Word and act accordingly. The word translated “obey” in the Old Testament means “to hear” and is often so translated. In the New Testament, several words describe obedience. One word means “to hear or to listen in a state of submission.” Another New Testament word often translated “obey” means “to trust.”
The person's obedient response to God's Word is a response of trust or faith. Thus, to really hear God's Word is to obey God's Word (Exodus 19:5 ; Jeremiah 7:23 ).

 

For His service,
Ptr. Erwin Concepcion