OAs we think of all that

the Lord Jesus has done

for us, we want to love
Him with all our heart.
This brings joy to the
Lord's heart.
OAnother way we can bring
joy to His heart is by
obeying Him. Jesus said,"If
you love Me, keep My
commandments"(John
14:15). Let us think about
how we obey the Lord
Jesus.
OIn His Word, the Lord tells
us things that we should
not do.The Bible says,"You
shall not steal"(Exodus 20:15).
You may be tempted to steal.
There are so many things that
you would like to have. It is
easy to think,"No one will see
me. But the Lord Jesus sees
and knows all things. When we
steal, we are disobeying the
OThe Bible says,"Lie not one
to another"(Colossians
3:9). This is a command
that we all can understand.
God hates lying lips! If we
tell lies, we are not obeying
the Lord Jesus.
OThe Lord not only tells us the
things that we shouldnotdo,
but He also tells us things that
weshoulddo. The Bible
says,"Be kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for
Christ's sake has forgiven
you"(Ephesians 4:32). God has
forgiven us of all our sins, so
we must forgive others.
OThe Lordnot only speaks to
us in His Word, but He also
speaks to us inour heart.
We do not actually hear a
voice, but we know, deep
down in our heart, when we
do something wrong.
OHave you ever cheated in
school? If you have, how did
you feel in your heart? You did
not feel good because the
gentle voice of the Lord Jesus
was telling you that it is wrong
to cheat. Cheating is stealing
information that does not
belong to you.
OWhen you are in doubtabout
doing something, ask yourself
this question:"Would Jesus want
me to do this?"If you think that
He does not want you to do it,
don't do it! If it is right for you to
do it, the Lord Jesus will help you
to know it is the right thing to do.
OJust beforethe Lord Jesus
went back to Heaven, He
said to His disciples,"All
power [authority] is given
to Me in heaven and in
earth"(Matthew 28:18).
OWhat does the
word"authority"mean?
Authority is the right to be
obeyed. If someone has the
right to be obeyed, what
should we do? We should
obey them!
OThe Lord Jesus has all
authorityin Heaven and on
earth. This means that He has
the right to be obeyed by
every person. But the Lord
Jesus does not come down
here and tell each of us what
we should do all day long.
Instead, He puts people here to
represent His authority.
OFor example,the Lord Jesus
puts parents in the home to
represent His authority. When
you obey your parents, you are
obeying the Lord Jesus, and
when you disobey them, you
are disobeying the Lord. The
Bible says,"Children, obey your
parents in the Lord: for this is
right"(Ephesians 6:1).
OSometimes boys and girls
grumble and argue when
their parents tell them to
do something. This is not
pleasing to the Lord.
We please the Lordwhen
we obey the right way. The
right way to obey those God
puts over us involves three
things:
O1. Dowhatyou are told to do,
O2.Whenyou are told to do it,
O3. With agood attitude.