Power of Obedience

By Hurdis V. Davis-Richardson

Power of Obedience is literature to enlighten. My book is not to teach so much but to encourage you that God does not give up on us. It has taken me many years to come to terms with what my life must truly be like, and that is to do God’s will to live. If my book can help someone come to know their purpose in life sooner than later, then my book served its purpose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9781643006857

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Obedience

Jeremiah 7:23

Obedience was a major theme in my household as a child. Whether it was healthy or not, I did not know until later on in my life. I grew up learning the wrath of God instead of the love of God. I understood the positive–negative of scripture instead of the positive–positive of scripture. I just knew as a child; I did not want to disappoint God in any way because Hell was very real in my life.

At six years old, my first attempt to read the Bible started in the book of Revelation. When I read this book, I understood this book as telling me to be warned if you are disobedient to God. I just knew I wanted to go to Heaven, and that is it. I will not hurt anyone; I will not do any harm to anyone because I want God to smile on me when I expired. Boy, I was naive, and I have learned the hard way about life because of my lack of understanding of God’s will for our lives (Proverbs 3:5–6).

If the word fear was a new word in the dictionary, my face would be placed in a section next to this word. I had the fear of God in my heart so deep that I was walking on eggshells when it came to obedience as a child. I was afraid of the dark and anything that remotely looked or sounded like evil.

In my first attempt to watch a scary movie, which was The Exorcist, I could not believe I was sitting here watching this movie, knowing I would be scared to sleep that night, but I watched the movie anyway. I was scared, but I also did not want to be unaware either, so I continued to watch the movie.

When I watched this movie, I also had seen the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told, which enlightened me on how unclean spirits can only invade your body if you are not filled with the Word of God. So, even when my parents stop attended church, my best friend and I continued to attend church on our own because of fear (Proverbs 9:10, 111:10).

Laying Up the Word of God in Our Hearts and Obeying It

3 John 1:4

It was not until I was in my 30’s that I read the Bible in its entirety. Before then I allowed the Preachers or biblical leaders in my life to read the Bible and I just listened. That was my first mistake. I allowed the beliefs of others to determine what my purpose in life is instead of reading the Bible on my own and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead me to my purpose for God’s will (Mark 7:8, 10). What I should have done was allowed the preachers and biblical leaders to show me the correct book, chapter, and verse and study on my own and learn from what is being said. Is what was said by the preachers or biblical leaders being applied to my life, maybe but the only way I will only know that is by prayer and supplication daily to ask for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

Well, you get what you pray for. I prayed to God for help, and he surely answered my prayers (John 10:27–30). It was in the year 2003, God began to work in my life. Remember, God works in our lives from before then, but it was not until I began to read the Bible on my own and opened my eyes to God’s Word, I noticed God. That naive little girl that was scared of the dark began to see the truth (Exodus 34:10). My entire life, I daydreamed, and I dreamed during my sleep at night, never understanding those dreams. But I knew, at some point in my life, those dreams will unfold. I waited for God to tell me what they meant. Well, my wait was over in 2003. In 2003, I began