Quotes about Obedience

God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.

When we read of the great Biblical leaders, we see that it was not uncommon for God to ask them to wait, not just a day or two, but for years, until God was ready for them to act.

Oh, go away,' I said. 'Go to your Third Force and York Harding and the Role of Democracy. Go away and play with plastics.' Later I had to admit that he had carried out my instructions to the letter.

If you want to see a revival, do revival-like things.

Show me your faith without youra works, and I will show you my faith by myb works.

When New Testament authors stress that salvation is not arrived at by works, as first-century Jews, these authors are referring to works of the law. They are saying that God's righteousness does not come by external obedience to the law, as some Jews of their day supposed.

The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.

Knowing the voice of the Lord, obeying Him, and dwelling in His presence," William recounted.

Many are called to do great things, but they do not fulfill those callings because they do not give themselves to the little things.

Romans 8:14 also carries this idea: "Following the leadership of the Holy Spirit is one of the privileges of being a son of God, although it may be agonizing to learn how to defer to Him and to really let Him be your Leader.

You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.

A proper Irishman always does what a lady asks him. Sure an' it's been the ruin av us. We're at the mercy av the petticoats.