PALM SUNDAY: THE PLACE OF OBEDIENCE
“Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.” Luke 9:51
DDCOG POINT # 1
THE REQUIREMENT OF OBEDIENCE
"Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams."
1 Samuel 15:22, NKJV
1. Obedience is God's Expectation
Let us be clear from the very start: obedience is not a suggestion — it is a summons.
It is not optional — it is ordained. God never once, in the entirety of the scriptural record, presented obedience as one choice among many.
He always presented it as THE choice, THE standard, THE requirement of a life aligned with His purposes.
2. Obedience is Hearing and Heeding
True obedience is not passive — it is participatory.
It is not just hearing the Word — it is heeding the Word.
3. Obedience Honors God Above All
The deepest dimension of obedience is this: it is an act of worship.
When you obey God, you are not just following a rule — you are honoring a relationship.
You are saying, 'God, I trust You more than I trust my own understanding.
The word 'obey' in the Hebrew is shama — it means to hear intelligently and respond accordingly.
DDCOG # 2
THE RESOLVE IN OBEDIENCE
Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, Luke 9:51
1. Jesus Set His Face
Luke 9:51 is one of the most profound statements in all of Scripture: 'He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.' Don't rush past this
The phrase 'set His face' is drawn from the prophetic language of Isaiah 50:7, where the Suffering Servant declares, 'I have set My face like a flint.'
• Flint — the hardest of stones, the most unyielding of materials.
2. Jesus Submitted in the Press
The word 'Gethsemane' means 'olive press.'
And it was in the olive press — in the place of pressure, in the place of crushing, in the place of pain — that Jesus demonstrated the fullness of His obedience.
3. Jesus Stayed the Course
He could have stopped at any point.
At the Last Supper, He could have escaped.
DDCOG POINT # 3
THE REWARD OF OBEDIENCE
"Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city."
Revelation 22:14, NKJV
1. Obedience Brings Access
There is a door that obedience opens that nothing else can open. Not talent. Not money. Not connections. Not personality. Obedience.
Obedience is the master key to the Kingdom!
When you walk in obedience, you gain access —
Access to the promises of God, access to the presence of God, access to the power of God.
2. Obedience Brings Intimacy
Here is one of the most beautiful rewards of obedience: it brings you close to the heart of God.
Intimacy with God is not automatic — it is cultivated.
It is cultivated in the soil of obedience.
Intimacy with the Father is what every human soul craves at its deepest level — and the pathway to that intimacy is obedience.
• "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
John 14:21, NKJV
3. Obedience Brings Fulfillment
Every soul in this building is searching for fulfillment.
We search for it in relationships, in careers, in achievements, in accumulation — but the deepest fulfillment of the human soul is found only in the fulfillment of God's purpose for your life.
4. Fulfillment Comes When God Gets the Glory
Jesus said, “I have glorified You on the earth…”
Notice—His fulfillment was not about Himself—it was about the Father.
We live in a culture that says:
“Do what makes YOU happy.”
“Follow YOUR truth.”
“Live YOUR best life.”
But Jesus says:
“My fulfillment comes when God gets the glory.”
Illustration: Bezalel (beh·zuh·lel)
Fulfillment Through Obedient Craftsmanship
Text Reference: Exodus 31:1–6; Exodus 36–39
5. Fulfillment is the Result of Surrender
Jesus didn’t just complete the work—He surrendered to the will of God.
In Gethsemane He prayed,
“Not My will, but Yours be done.”
That’s the key right there.
Fulfillment is on the other side of surrender.
CONCLUSION
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.
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