Obedience

Bible Study

Topic: OBEDIENCE - KEY TO PROSPERITY.

Text: Deuteronomy 28:1-end.

Memory Verse: And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require from thee, but to fear the Lord, to walk the commandment of the Lord, and His statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? (Deut. 10:12-13).

Introduction.
From the text, Deut. 28:1-2, the word “IF” is a conditional word. The covenantal blessings of God for His people are based on the condition of OBEDIENCE. In the Garden of Eden, God gave man the condition for his continued stay in the garden. In the same vein, as God gradually led Israel to possess the Promised Land, He didn't hesitate to highlight the conditions for their continued possession of the land. God commands us to fully obey Him, not turning aside from any of His commands. God expects total, not selective obedience.

WHAT IS OBEDIENCE?
Obedience simply means total compliance to a command or order.

WHAT IS KEY?
It is an opener or an object designed for locking and unlocking.

WHAT IS PROSPERITY?
It is a state of being prosperous or a state of being successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial aspect; and having good fortune.
Prosperity and financial breakthrough are not only the product of prayer but also products of obedience to God.

SOME OF THE COMMANDS OF GOD ON PROSPERITY
♣ Meditating on God’s word. Joshua 1:8
♣ Praying to God for positive turn around. Matthew 7:11, Jeremiah 29:11-14.
♣ Putting God first. Deuteronomy 8:18.
♣ Offering. II Corinthians 9:7.
♣ Contribution to the growth of God’s work. Haggai 1:8-9.
♣ Paying tithe: Tithe is a portion that belongs to God from your income. It is the 10% of one’s income. The issue of tithe is a command from God that must be obeyed and followed for properity to come our way (Malachi 3:10).
♣ Giving. Matthew 25:34-46, Deuteronomy 15:100, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 19:17. This is another crucial part that brings prosperity from God to man. God cannot be seen physically, but His representatives are all round us.

BENEFITS OF OBEDIENCE
★Divine security. Deuteronomy 28:7-8.
★ Abundant all-round prosperity and continued stay in the Promised Land. Deuteronomy 28:8-12.
★ Headship in all things. Deuteronomy 28:13.
★ Immeasurable blessings. Malachi 3:12.
★ Divine breakthrough and God's support. Malachi 3:11.

CONSEQUENCE OF DISOBEDIENCE.
☆ Departure of God’s presence. I Samuel 13:1-14.
☆ Personal disaster. Deuteronomy 28:16-22, 27-35.
☆ Ecological disaster. Deuteronomy 28:23-24.
☆ Shameful defeat. Deuteronomy 28:25-26.
☆Being kicked out of the Promised Land. Deuteronomy 28:36-38.
☆ Captivity. Deuteronomy 28:41.
☆ Sickness. Deuteronomy 28:28.
☆ Lack. Deuteronomy 15:11.

CONCLUSION
The blessings of God on obedience are immeasurable. Choose to be obedient to God's commands.

QUESTION (INTERACTIVE SECTION)
Why is it that the modern man, both in the church and the world, still find it easier to disobey God's instruction, despite that the consequence of these are clearly spelt in both the scriptures and the nature? Anyway out?

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