“Command To Obey”
Thursday, July 10, 2025Key Verse
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1
Text — Ephesians 6:1-3
Message
The right thing for any child to do is obedience. An obedient child gets the favour of everyone. The parents, teachers, pastors, friends and neighbours will want to associate with that child because of obedience. A song writer wrote thus “Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe, doing exactly what the Lord commands, doing it happily, walking in the light, keeping our attitude right, on the narrow way. Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe. O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E yes sir! Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe”.
Obedience is of the heart and if you make up your mind as a child to be obedient, you will reap lots of reward here on earth and in heaven. Disobedience brings curse, rejection and separation from God. If you are still a disobedient child, you need to repent so that you will not miss God’s blessings for your life. A wholehearted and complete obedience is the expectation of God.
Make a firm decision today to be an obedient child, repent from any form of disobedience and God will begin to bless you.
Further Reading
1 Peter 1:14-16
Prayer for today
I want to be an obedient child so that I can be blessed by God. Lord, give me the courage and faith to always obey Your word.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
