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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Philippians 2:12, “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
In the first part of this verse, Paul mentions the word obey.
In Greek this is a compound word formed by the two words “hear” and “under.”
Thus, to obey means “to be under a hearing.”
Hearing the Lord’s voice is integral to obeying or following Him, even as He indicated in John 10:27: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”
To hear the Lord under the new covenant means to recognize promptings within our heart.
The prompting is God Himself operating within us.
It is this prompting that Paul refers to in Philippians 2:13: “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
When we respond positively to the prompting, we are actually obeying Him.
It is at the point of obeying Him that we need to see the difference between Old Testament and New Testament obedience.
Old Testament obedience is man responding to the outward law of God without the supply of life that is necessary to carry it out (Gal. 3:21).
New Testament obedience is man responding to God from the very responses and promptings inwardly produced by God Himself out of the riches and supply of His grace.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
Wednesday’s Prayer Requests
Sandra Graham – Surgery Tomorrow
Ethel Proudfit – Hospice – Soon
Dan Haines
Doris Loyd
Linda Alexander
June Cronan
Jillian Gray
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Ashton Bateman
Brandon’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Darlene Thaxton
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Dr. Don Davis
Easton Fielder
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jim Mabe
June Cronan’s Sister
John Austin
John McClain
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Mike Ferus
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Rose Fuller
Scott Nix
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christin
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin