Blessed Obedience
In the moment of obedience, the fruitful end cannot always be seen. Abram left Haran to follow God out of faith in Him. As God promised Abram blessing, so He promises us blessings. But faithful obedience can be tough. Yet the beauty in trials is that through them faith "may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed" (1 Peter 1:7b). If our faith leads to qualities of obedience, we will not be entirely ineffective.
From 2 Peter 1:
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
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AND keeping in mind our forgiveness is important! vs. 9--"..whoever lacks these qualities--having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins."
I believe remembering our being cleansed gives the Holy Spirit a foothold to begin those qualities and help us!
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