“There are no “little obediences”. Every opportunity given us by God, either to obey or disobey, is an opportunity for that character formation and strengthening of faith that can prepare us for the greater challenges of faith God has in mind for us in the future. Clearly, this was true for Jesus. He had to undergo the trials, sufferings, testings, and afflictions the Father designed for him in order to strengthen and prepare him for the greatest test of his faith imaginable- to accept the Father’s will in going to the cross. Jesus’ training ground of tested faith is the same kind of training that the Father designs for us. When we see this, it transforms how we think about the “little” acts of obedience or disobedience we face repeatedly throughout each day. We think about those “little obediences” as of minor or trivial importance, whereas, seen rightly, they are divinely ordained means to “perfect” us, to enable us to “learn obedience” (Hebrews 5:7-9) so that through these tests of faith, we are matured and strengthened in our character. We have no idea what opportunities of kingdom work or faith expression might await us in the future if only we are obedient now in smaller ways, preparing us for these bigger challenges that God, in his mercy, may bring our way. May we learn from Jesus that every obedience matters. May we obey in the smaller things that we may be prepared for the larger. May we understand the role that faith testing plays in the preparation for what God may have designed for us in the future. May we be more and more like Jesus in his resolve to obey and obey and obey, no matter the cost.” The Man Christ Jesus by Bruce Ware
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:29:12 +0000
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