You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. — John 15:16
It is a beautiful thing to hear these words from the lips of our Lord when we remember what the Devil said to Him at the beginning of His ministry (Luk 4:6). Evidently; the scepter had been wrested from the hand of the prince of this world. Our Lord is supreme in heaven and equally so on earth. He has authority over wind... moreYou did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. — John 15:16
It is a beautiful thing to hear these words from the lips of our Lord when we remember what the Devil said to Him at the beginning of His ministry (Luk 4:6). Evidently; the scepter had been wrested from the hand of the prince of this world. Our Lord is supreme in heaven and equally so on earth. He has authority over winds and waves, the natural world with its laws and elements, gold mines and harvest fields, and the minds and souls of all men whose precious blood has been purchased. It would greatly facilitate our obedience to His Command if we realized that the whole world is His by creation and redemption and that wherever we go throughout its vast territory, we are within His domains.
Notice the care with which Christ insists that those disciples should be taught to observe all His commands (Mat 28:20). He chose the Apostles to receive His commands, not for their own obedience alone, but that they might impress them upon others. Obedience is the law of spiritual growth and blessedness. Let us resolve, first, to observe whatsoever the Master has appointed and, second, to teach others to do the same. Whenever the task seems too great for our strength, let us remember the precious promise that He is with us always, as the margin puts it—“all the days,” Never a day can come with its demands, its call for dutiful obedience. Still, He will be at hand to bear our burden, help us by the right hand of His strength, and inspire us by the light of His face.
Christian life, after all, comes to this—how much will you obey Christ? If you refuse, you shut yourself out of His best, for He can do nothing for you or with you. But if you surrender yourself to obey, there is no limit to the usefulness and blessedness that must ensue (Gen 18:18-19). To live like this, we must abide in Him and allow His words, by meditation and prayer, to abide in us. Then obedience ceases to be an effort but is the fruit of an exuberant life.
Prayer
Please help us abide by our calling with Thee and detect Thy presence everywhere. May we realize that every place may be a temple, every duty service and that we are part of Thy great host, who do Thy bidding and hearkening to the voice of Thy word. Amen.
GC John Kelmy
KCP, Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
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