Blessing Through Obedience

Pastor Francis Alvarado

A typical young woman is busy learning to put make up.

A typical young man is busy playing computer games.

A typical mother is busy doing the household chores.

A typical father is busy earning money.

And a typical Christian is busy attending church services.

But, an untypical Christian is busy doing the Work of God – building the church and doing greater things than what has been done! John 14:10-14 says,

“Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”

As mentioned last preaching, God is busy building His temple. Jesus, when He was here on earth, did exactly what the Father wanted Him to do. It is the same way today. God wants us to continue doing the WORK of BUILDING HIS TEMPLE. It is God’s dream which should be our dream as well, and must be fulfilled. More so, we are mandated to do GREATER WORKS than what has been accomplished! Because greater things are on our way but greater works are needed to be done.

Mandated to do same things and much more, to do greater works, we must know what precisely Jesus had done when He was on earth. It is written in Matthew 9:35 and the following verses:

“Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people (WIN). But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd (CONSOLIDATE). Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few (DISCIPLE). Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest (SEND).”

One great act will move you closer to the Kingdom of God than your millions of intentions.

In its simplest form, GREATNESS is the result of your OBEDIENCE to the WORD OF GOD. And your simple OBEDIENCE will OPEN THE HEAVENS for you (John 14:13-14).