"In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother." 1 John 3.10
Just like light and darkness are different, the children of God are also different from the children of the devil. Jesus was the example of the Son of God and the hypocritical Pharisees were an example of the children of the devil.
To obey the Word of God is to practice His righteousness.
"And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you because you obey the voice of the Lord your God." Deuteronomy 28.2
Those who are obedient do not worry about when their dreams will come true. Their mind is simply focused on being obedient. This is because the Word of God promises that blessings will come upon them and overtake them.
This means that those who are obedient do not run around chasing their dreams, their dreams chase after them.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matthew 5.6
The righteousness mentioned above has nothing to do with our rights. It goes much further than that, it has to do with a life according to everything that is pure, just, true and holy.
God is Righteousness. Because of that He hates sin. Hunger and thirst for righteousness is the daily bread of those who truly want to honor the Lord.
"For what will it profit a man if gains the whole world and loses his own soul?"Mark 8.36
Winning the lottery along with other people is difficult. Winning the lottery by yourself is even more difficult. Now, winning the world, humanly speaking, is impossible. But even if it were possible, what good would it be when you would only enjoy it for about 100 years?
Jesus suggests we gain eternal salvation.
Who is willing to pay the price?
Who is willing to sacrifice their sad, poor little world for the salvation of their soul for all of eternity?
"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called..." Hebrew 11.8
Obedience. Faith gives us the right to justice. And, once justified, we have the right to receive the presence of God and eternal salvation. However, once the gates of heaven are open for us, we must obey the Word of God.
Without the sacrifice of obeying, your faith will not work.
"Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies." Romans 8.33
When there is a sincere repentance, there will be true forgiveness. And when this happens, not even the devil, your conscience or anybody else has the right to continue accusing you.
If the Holy Spirit has forgiven you, who can accuse you?
"So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth." Revelation 3.16
When a Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit, sacrifices and lives by faith, he is hot.
On the other hand, an unbeliever would be considered cold.
Although being cold is bad, it's still better than being lukewarm in the faith. This type of person is undefined about what he wants. Like the waves of the ocean, he does not know what he wants.
