Obedience (4/4)

You need to be steadfast if you want to do the will… Hebrews 10:36

You need to be steadfast if you want to do the will of God and receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:36	For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. patience receiving promises
Those who live according to the flesh fix their attention on the things of the flesh, while those who live according to the Spirit set their thoughts on spiritual things. Romans 8:5	For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. life body Spirit

However, whoever lives by the truth comes to the light so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been done in God. John 3:21	But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. light truth life
When anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayer is detestable. Proverbs 28:9	If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. prayer listening law
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch that does not bear fruit, and every branch that does he prunes to make it bear even more. John 15:1-2	I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. fruitfulness sin
To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. Psalm 40:9	I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. law heart
The Lord commanded us to observe all of these statutes and to fear the Lord, our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, even as we are today. Deuteronomy 6:24	And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. blessing law
What I commanded them was this: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. If you follow all the ways that I command you, then you will prosper. Jeremiah 7:23	But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ blessing