“I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will.” – Charles Spurgeon1
“God’s promises are all on condition of humble obedience.” – Ellen G. White
“Obedience to God’s will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. It is not willingness to know, but willingness to DO (obey) God’s will that brings certainty.” – Eric Liddell
“We’re not called to live by human reason. All that matters is obedience to God’s Word and his leading in our lives. if God says go, we’ll go. If he says stay, we’ll stay. When we are in his will, we are in the safest place in the world.” – Brother Yun
“The greatest test of life is obedience to God.” – Ezra Taft Benson
“When you yield yourself in complete and whole-hearted obedience to God, He can do great things through you.” – Jim George
“Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.” – Oswald Chambers
“If a commission by an earthly king is considered an honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?” – David Livingstone
“The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, ‘Father, Your will for today is mine. Your pleasure for today is mine. Your work for today is mine. I trust You to be God. You lead me today and I will follow.”- Kay Arthur
“It is Christ who is to be exalted, not our feelings. We will know Him by obedience, not by emotions. Our love will be shown by obedience, not by how good we feel about God at a given moment. ‘And love means following the commands of God.’ ‘Do you love Me?’ Jesus asked Peter. ‘Feed My lambs.’ He was not asking, ‘How do you feel about Me?’ for love is not a feeling. He was asking for action.” – Elisabeth Elliot
“Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.” – George Mueller
“Obedience means marching right on whether we feel like it or not. Many times we go against our feelings. Faith is one thing, feeling is another.” – Dwight L. Moody
“Abide in Me says Jesus. Cling to Me. Stick fast to Me. Live the life of close and intimate communion with Me. Get nearer to Me. Roll every burden on Me. Cast your whole weight on Me. Never let go your hold on Me for a moment. Be, as it were, rooted and planted in Me. Do this and I will never fail you. I will ever abide in you.” – J. C. Ryle
“You cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you.” – Adrian Rogers
“There’s some task which the God of all the universe, the great Creator, your redeemer in Jesus Christ has for you to do, and which will remain undone and incomplete until by faith and obedience you step into the will of God.” – Alan Redpath
“Cultivate prompt, exact, unquestioning, joyous obedience to every command that it is evident from its context applies to you. Be on the lookout for new orders from your King. Blessing lies in the direction of obedience to them. God’s commands are but signboards that mark the road to present success and blessedness and to eternal glory.” – R. A. Torrey
“Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self.” – C. S. Lewis
“Men would pray better if they lived better. They would get more from God if they lived more obedient and well-pleasing to God.” – E. M. Bounds
“The golden rule for understanding in spiritual matters is not intellect, but obedience.” – Oswald Chambers
“The Bible recognizes no faith that does not lead to obedience, nor does it recognize any obedience that does not spring from faith. The two are opposite sides of the same coin.” – A. W. Tozer
“God commands nothing but what is beneficial. ‘O Israel, what doth the Lord require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to keep His statutes, which I command thee this day, for thy good?’ To obey God is not so much our duty as our privilege.” – Thomas Watson
1 All of the following quotes are from the websites below:
Top 10 Obedience Quotes – BrainyQuote
TOP 25 OBEDIENCE TO GOD QUOTES (of 64) | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)
211 Quotes About Obedience | ChristianQuotes.info