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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Monday, November 26, 2018

NO PARTIAL OBEDIENCE WITH GOD

The true follower of Jesus Christ should never fail to draw appropriate lessons from the encounter Apostle Peter had with the Lord in John 13 where our Lord washed the disciples’ feet. The apostle did not want to submit himself for the exercise. Jesus solemnly told him he would have no part with Him if he was not washed. Why would he have no part with Jesus just because he did not feel like washing his feet? Jesus is the all-wise Lord and we His followers must do His bidding in every detail of our lives. It is His will that matters, not ours.

The lesson was lost however on Jehu. He pleased God when he exterminated Baal worship and its prophets in the land of Israel. God acknowledged his exploits and honoured him by offering his four generations of regal rights. That was where it ended because “Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: For he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin” (2 Kings 10:31). Jehu failed in that major detail which mattered most. He only followed the Lord halfway.

The enduring character in a truly saved person is continual and total obedience to the commandments of God. To claim we are redeemed by the Blood of Jesus but still choose what is convenient in His word to obey or not, makes our confession ordinary and lack integrity. We must adhere to what the Lord demands every moment of our walk with Him because our knowledge is limited and wisdom fallible. Moreover, there is need to resist and reject such carnal inclinations and follow where the Lord leads. That is the only way we can escape “Thou has no part with me.” In the law of Christ, partial obedience to God is disobedience.

Prayer: O Lord. Keep me to the end of the world

Further Reading: II Kings 10:28-36

Read through the Bible: Psalm 82 & II Corinthians 4