Inspirational Quotes on Obedience

“This is none other than a satisfied life. The Christian cherishes nothing but God; henceforth he is satisfied with His will.”

“The present aim of existence becomes single: to do the will of God: so long as He is pleased, nothing else really counts: to obey Him becomes the sole objective of life. It does not matter how he feels; what matters is obeying God. This is a pure walk.”

“It is impossible to experience the Lord for the body if we use our bodies according to our wants and for our pleasure instead of presenting them for living entirely unto the Lord.”

“To be freed from sin is not a difficult task when viewed in the light of the finished, perfect and complete salvation of God. A believer must proceed to learn the more advanced and perhaps more formidable and deeper lesson of abhorring his life.”

“The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.”

“Their blood is shed in confirmation of the noblest claim - the claim to feed upon immortal truth, to walk with God, and be divinely free.”

“Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.”

“Christ counts it his honour, that he is a king of a willing people, and not of slaves.”

“Sacrifice without obedience is sacrilege.”

“Sin disabled man to keep God's law, but it doth not enfranchise or disoblige him that he need not keep it.”

“When therefore the first spark of a desire after God arises in thy soul, cherish it with all thy care, give all thy heart into it; it is nothing less than a touch of the divine loadstone, that is to draw thee out of the vanity of time, into the riches of eternity.”

“You have no questions to ask of any body, no new way that you need inquire after; no oracle that you need to consult; for whilst you shut yourself up in patience, meekness, humility, and resignation to God, you are in the very arms of Christ, your heart is His dwelling-place, and He lives and works in you.”

“Follow Christ in the denial of all the wills of self, and then all is put away that separates you from God; the heaven born new creature will come to life in you, which alone knows and enjoys the things of God, and has his daily food of gladness in that manifold blessed, and blessed, which Christ preached on the mount.”

“The spirit of prayer is for all times and occasions; it is a lamp that is to be always burning, a light to be ever shining: everything calls for it; everything is to be done in it and governed by it, because it is and means and wills nothing else but the totality of the soul - not doing this or that, but wholly given up to God to be where and what and how He pleases.”

“Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property, and obedience is the premium which we pay for it.”

“God is looking for willing hearts... God has no favorites. You do not have to be special, but you have to be available.”

“The key to godliness is not more knowledge but more obedience.”

“An ounce of obedience is worth a pound of protection.”

“Obedience is not just good for you; it's best for you.”

“Trust and obey--every day.”