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Bob Hoekstra
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June 4
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<h1>Obedience and the Life of Jesus</h1>
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<div class="block"><i>"And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I <b>always</b> do those things that <b>please Him</b>"…Christ <b>in you</b>, the hope of glory.</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Jhn', 8, '29-29');">John 8:29</a> and <a onClick="return mV('Col', 1, '27-27');">Colossians 1:27</a>)</div>
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<p>Our Lord Jesus wants His followers to live in obedience to His will: <i>"<b>teaching</b> them to <b>observe all things</b> that I have commanded you"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Mat', 28, '20-20');">Matthew 28:20a</a>). Our Lord is with us in every step of our pilgrimage, granting us His grace unto obedience. <i>"<b>I am with you always</b>…through whom we have received <b>grace</b> and apostleship <b>for obedience</b> to the faith"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Mat', 28, '20-20');">Matthew 28:20b</a> and <a onClick="return mV('Rom', 1, '4-5');">Romans 1:4-5</a>). This is also the way that Jesus lived here on earth in relationship with His heavenly Father. <i>"And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I <b>always</b> do those things that <b>please Him</b>."</i> The Father was with the Son, as the Son lived to please the Father.</p>
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<p>Jesus came to earth to live in <b>humble dependence upon</b>, and <b>full obedience to</b>, the Father. <i>"And being found in appearance as a man, He <b>humbled</b> Himself and became <b>obedient</b> to the point of death, even the death of the cross"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Phl', 2, '8-8');">Philippians 2:8</a>). Even though obedience led to the cross, Jesus obeyed the will of the Father. In the garden of Gethsemane, the obedient Son wrestled with the implications and impact of the impending cross. The holy, eternal One was to drink the cup of sin and death for all of us. His entire being was repulsed by that which was so contrary to His nature. <i>"My soul is <b>exceedingly sorrowful</b>, even to death…O My Father, <b>if it is possible</b>, let this <b>cup</b> pass <b>from Me</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Mat', 26, '38-39');">Matthew 26:38-39</a>). Yet, He obediently yielded to the Father's will. <i>"Nevertheless, <b>not</b> as <b>I will</b>, but as <b>You will</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Mat', 26, '39-39');">Matthew 26:39b</a>). This is the ultimate example of obedience.</p>
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<p>This same Jesus (who <b>always</b> pleased the Father, even unto death) now lives in us. This same Jesus is our <i>"hope of glory."</i> He is our hope (expectation, confidence) of making it to glory (heaven) some day. He is also our hope of walking in any heavenly reality here on the way to glory. He is our hope of an obedient life.</p>
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<p><b>Obedience</b> is essentially related to the <b>life</b> of <b>Jesus</b>. The life Jesus lived on earth is our <b>perfect example</b> of <b>obedience</b>. The life He now wants to live in and through us is our <b>glorious hope</b> of <b>obedience</b>.</p>
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<div class="dbdbg_prayer">Lord Jesus, I look at Your life on earth and I see the obedience that I yearn to experience. I know that I can not produce such a life on my own. I think of You living in me, and I have hope that I can grow in obedience. So, I place my hope in You to express Your obedient heart in and through my choices, my words, my actions, my entire life, Amen.</div>
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