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03/10   WALK IN OBEDIENCE

“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” (John 14:15)
Obedience is not legalism—it is love responding to grace. Christ’s commands are not burdens but pathways into deeper fellowship. Obedience draws the heart into the very life of Christ and demonstrates our devotion to Him.

  • Love expresses itself through obedience.
  • Christ’s commands protect as much as they direct.
  • Obedience leads to deeper intimacy with Jesus.

Poem – The Path of Love
Your commands call me forward,
not as chains but as mercy,
leading me where freedom lives
and fellowship grows.

Every step of obedience
opens my heart wider,
revealing more of Your goodness,
more of Your grace.

I walk because I love You,
and I love because You loved first,
and in this holy exchange
my life is made new.

Prayer
Lord Jesus, make my obedience joyful and sincere. Let love be the motive and Your glory be the aim. Guide my steps into the paths You command, and deepen my fellowship with You as I walk in Your will today.

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Clay Corvin

Clay Corvin is currently a Bible Teacher and occasional preacher at Bethel Community Baptist Church in New Orleans. He is the retired VP Business and Professor of Admin at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary after completing 38 years as their Business Administrator. He was the pastor at the Brantley Baptist Center for twenty-five years. He is married to Carol Corvin and the father of three children and has three grandchildren. He ministers today as Co-pastor of the Bethel Community Baptist Church and seeks to share the Gospel with everyone. Jesus is Lord!