TODAY’S TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH DAILY DEVOTIONAL 13 JULY 2024 MESSAGE
Read David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 13 July 2024, Saturday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: Look-Alikes: The Obedience of Mary Magdalene
“Go to My brethren” …. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the [resurrected] Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
John 20:17-18
Recommended Reading: John 12:49-50
When a parent tells a child, “Go to the pantry and choose a chocolate treat for yourself,” how much of a test of obedience is involved? Very little, as the assigned task is one the child would delight in. There is no danger or sacrifice involved, no weighing of priorities or inconvenience—all factors which challenge the notion of obedience.
Jesus’ entire earthly life was lived in obedience to God, often (and ultimately) at great cost. He said, “The Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak…. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak” (John 12:49-50). As a disciple of Jesus, Mary Magdalene did the same thing in obeying Jesus. When she encountered the resurrected Jesus, He told her to take a message to the other disciples—and she obeyed instantly. In the midst of questions and confusion, she obeyed her Lord.
Delayed obedience is disobedience. Consider today how you might faithfully obey God regardless of the cost.
Beware of reasoning about God’s Word—obey it.
Oswald Chambers
Read-Thru-the-Bible: Song of Solomon 1 – 8
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