In one of their recorded podcasts, John and Lisa Bevere discuss the power of long-term obedience and how attitude matters in following God.
John And Lisa Bevere
On their YouTube channel, “Conversations with John & Lisa Bevere,” the couple shared how Jesus modeled true obedience when He died on the cross for the world to be saved.
“So true humility is our absolute complete utter dependence on God. That means we want to obey Him more than we want to do what we want to do. So Jesus chose that,” John said.
The couple then explained how significant Jesus’ obedience was. He was in the garden, fighting for three hours in prayer, asking God if there was any other way to fulfill the salvation of humanity other than what He was about to go through.
Obedience
The Bible says that He sweat great drops of blood, and then the writer of Hebrews says “You haven’t strived against the temptation to do your own thing to the point of bloodshed.”
“In other words, he’s talking about the great drops of blood Jesus sweated in the garden fighting with the temptation of self-benefit and self-preservation,” John explained. “But He humbled Himself in obedience to God and He died on the criminal’s death on the cross.”
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The couple then emphasized the importance of obeying God even when He seems absent. It’s easy to obey Him when we sense His presence and everything is going great. However, God requires us to obey, especially when we can’t sense His presence.
John And Lisa Bevere Talks About The Power Of Long Term Obedience
John shared his experience about obeying God and not receiving rewards. He mentioned that attitude also matters.
“I said to God, ‘Why aren’t I receiving from You? Why? It just seemed like the heavens were blocked off. I’m not getting blessed.’ And He said, ‘It’s because of your attitude.’ And I said, ‘What? I do everything You told me to do. I am so obedient.’ He said, ‘You are obedient John, but your attitude stinks.”
One can obey with an unwilling heart, but God is looking for willingness in a person.
“Willingness deals with our attitude. So God not only expects us to obey but to obey with joy. To obey with pleasure,” John said.
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Reference: Conversations with John & Lisa Bevere
Header image: John and Lisa Bevere [Conversations with John & Lisa Bevere]. YouTube, 30 January 2024, https://youtu.be/rFX08BX0II8
