What Does God Want What Does God Want from Me?from Me?

Matthew 5:20Matthew 5:20

For I say to you, that unless your For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds righteousness exceeds thethe righteousnessrighteousness of the scribes and of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.enter the kingdom of heaven.

God wants someone to God wants someone to walk with Himwalk with Him

Genesis 3:8-9

Micah 6:8Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?

Matthew 23:23Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, “Woe to you, scribes and scribes and Pharisees, Pharisees, hypocrites! For hypocrites! For you pay tithe of you pay tithe of mint and anise mint and anise and cummin, and and cummin, and have neglected have neglected the weightier the weightier mattersmatters of the of the law: justice and law: justice and mercy and faith. mercy and faith. These you ought These you ought to have done, to have done, without leaving without leaving the others the others undone.undone.

Some Saints who Walked with Some Saints who Walked with GodGod

• EnochEnoch

• Noah Noah

• Abraham, “Friend of God”Abraham, “Friend of God”

• DavidDavid

• PaulPaul

Philippians 3:12, 9-11Philippians 3:12, 9-11

12Not that I have already attained, or am 12Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. also laid hold of me.

that I may gain Christ and be found in Him …that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Walking Humbly with God Walking Humbly with God Requires:Requires:• Believing that “He is”– Heb. 11:5-6Believing that “He is”– Heb. 11:5-6

• Seeing the invisible One – Heb. 11:27Seeing the invisible One – Heb. 11:27

• Communication:Communication:

-- Listening to Him-- Listening to Him

-- Talking to Him -- Talking to Him

-- Even Silence-- Even Silence

• Agreement with Him – Amos 3:3Agreement with Him – Amos 3:3

Some Saints who Walked with Some Saints who Walked with GodGod

• Enoch (Genesis 5:24)Enoch (Genesis 5:24)

• Noah (Genesis 6:9)Noah (Genesis 6:9)

• Abraham, “Friend of God”Abraham, “Friend of God”

• DavidDavid

• PaulPaul

• JesusJesus

God & Christ

John 6:38John 6:38 WILLWILLJohn 14:8-10 John 14:8-10 WORDSWORDS

WORKSWORKS

John 17:20John 17:20 I do not pray for these alone, but I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father are in Me, and I in You; as You, Father are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that they also may be one in Us,

You I

God & Christ

John 6:38 WILLWILLJohn 14:8-10 WORDSWORDS

WORKSWORKSOne in God & Christ

Does this mean that obedience is not important?

• The Pharisees were not wrong in what The Pharisees were not wrong in what they did but what they did they did but what they did NOTNOT do. do.

• Jesus said of their tithing, etc.Jesus said of their tithing, etc. “These These you ought to have done, without leaving you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”the others undone.”

• ““Faith without works is dead” – Jas. Faith without works is dead” – Jas. 2:202:20

• Works without faith cannot “please Works without faith cannot “please God” Hebrews 11:6God” Hebrews 11:6

John 14: 23Jesus answered and said to John 14: 23Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our and We will come to him and make Our home with him. – John 14:23home with him. – John 14:23

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandmentsMy commandments. .

God wants Obedience God wants Obedience Based on Love!Based on Love!

Galatians 5:6Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but avails anything, but faith working through love.faith working through love.

What would God have What would God have done if Adam and Eve done if Adam and Eve had met Him when He had met Him when He

came walking?came walking?