22:22
This verse is undoubtedly true of Jesus. Jesus kept God’s commands. Even under the greatest pressure, He remained committed to the Father, as Gethsemane shows. So do these verses have any relevance to us? Yes they do. The Holy Spirit leads us in the ways of Christ. While we are never perfect this side of eternity, we do become more obedient. And there can be times when we are under great pressure, but remain committed to Christ.
22:23,24
Jesus lived a life of perfect obedience to all of the Father’s wishes. This is also how we should seek to live. We should love God’s commands. Sin in us causes us to seek to justify or excuse sin, to seek to say that God’s commands do not say what they actually say. The most obvious examples of this come in the area of sexual morality, where whole denominations undermine God’s word, but the principle exists in all of us. We should always seek for the Holy Spirit to enable and teach us to love and do God’s word perfectly.
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