A dose of 'love' from "100 Things God Loves About You" by Tama Fortner. Number 87:

GOD LOVES YOUR OBEDIENCE

"If you love me,
keep my commands."

~ John 14:15

"For the world, obedience is a four-letter word. Following Jesus is just about following rules. And faith is really another name for thou shalt and thou shalt not. At least, that is what the world sees.

"But not you. You see obeying Jesus in a different light. Instead of seeing only what Jesus asks of you, you see the amazing, awesome, glorious picture of what He gives to you. Mercy! Grace! Salvation! And you know that His commands---which truly ask so very little of you ----are to protect and to save you. Because He loves you."

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