Topic: Total Obedience
Text: Isaiah 35:1-8

Temptation is no sin, but falling into temptation is a sin. Their will always be temptations but make sure that you do not yield to them. Since God is all knowing He is bound to know whatever you do in secret. There is nothing you can hide from God. If you are holy and have nothing to hide, you will not be afraid of having God by your side every time. The moment you begin to sin, you cannot be assured of God’s presence by your side. The fruit of holiness is security. Isaiah 32:17 says “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” According to our text, “He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; he shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.” What then is holiness? Another word for holiness is obedience, while another word for sin is disobedience. In order to be secure from all attacks of the enemy, you have to obey God without any objection. Shadrach, Meshachi and Abednego obeyed God entirely. They obeyed the commandment that they should serve no other god. They were in a foreign land where the king ordered them to disobey God, but they refused to obey the king’s order and they got into trouble. They were put into the fiery furnace, but God brought them out alive. God said we must pray ceaselessly and seek His face every time, and Daniel obeyed. A decree was made against praying but Daniel insisted that he would not disobey God. He was put in the lion’s den but God brought him out alive. Holiness is obeying God all the way.

Memory Verse: Isaiah - 32:17 - “And the work of righteousness shall be peace, the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever”.