Absolute obedience trains us to walk as Jesus walked. In John 5:19 Jesus said, “…the Son can do nothing of Himself…” John 15:5 is our key for empowerment to obey. It says, “…for without Me you can do nothing.”

I started memorizing Ephesians 5:8-21. Verse 8 says, “You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.” The last part is a command. What is the result? Verse 9 starts out, “(for the fruit of the Spirit…)

We bear the fruit of the Spirit when our lives are lived under the control of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:16 is another command. It says, “…Walk in the Spirit…” Commands in Scripture are there for us to obey. When we live under the control of the Holy Spirit, we will bear fruit for the Father’s glory. John 15:8.

We disobey when our flesh pulls us off track. The man of God in 1 Kings 13 was pulled off track by a deceiver. James 1:22 says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving ourselves.”