WHAT GOD REQUIRES OF YOU

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Deuteronomy 10:12 KJV

[12] And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,


We are made to live a life of love, praise, kindness and service to God, to be true representatives of the Sender, acknowledging Him everywhere and in everything. Our greatest desire in life must be to please Him. He created us to give Him pleasure but that has been twisted as man seeks his own pleasure first, forgetting that without Him, we can do nothing. What God requires of us is;


  1. To fear the Lord. This is to reverence Him for who He is, to stand in awe, to be in submission to Him. If you reverence God, your fears will vanish. King Solomon having being privileged to live a life of affluence concluded that the whole duty of man is to fear God, and keep his commandments.
  2. To walk in all His ways. This requires a personal relationship with Him and having a renewed mind. Willingness to do His will. Spending time with Him in prayer and in study of the Word with absolute dependence on the Holy Spirit.
  3. To Love Him. Loving the Lord is finding satisfaction in Him more than any other person or thing, doing His will with a decision to obey every command. 
  4. To serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Service to God is a mandate that is not limited to the four walls of the church. It is expressed in your actions everywhere you find yourself, be it in your home, market place or community. A lot of things are competing for our attention. Serving the Lord with all your heart helps you to trade selfishness for selflessness. 

Are you willing to do what the Lord requires of you? 

Shalom

Folake Olukoyede 

Comments

  1. Anonymous14 March 2023 at 15:04

    Lord I am willing 🙏
    God bless you ma 🙏

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