ADHERE

Dictionary Meaning

v. stay (remain) attached (bound to) to; to bind oneself to observe (to comply with) and obey (fulfill the command, order, or instruction of)

Biblical Context

God wants us to remain bound to him by fulfilling his and his son’s commandments.

What are the commandments we are to follow? The book of Deuteronomy is God’s instruction to mankind, the laws he set forth for all to follow in order to remain righteous before him, the ten commandments. Matthew 22:37-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:27 is Jesus’s commandments we are to hold above all commandments and honor before all. Both the commandments of God and Jesus start with mankind loving God. So what does loving God do? Loving God establishes the foundation of our heart, and the heart is the most important element to mankind. Why the heart? The heart is the scared place of treasure, the place where we hold that which is dearest to us above all. Loving God should be our first focus, by loving God we set the tone for our living. God knows if we are affixed to loving him we are more prone to do his will without reservation. Love is powerful, loving someone makes you only want to do that which pleases them, this is why God says to love him first, he knows that by loving him, by giving our hearts to him the rest of who we are in thought, word and action will fall into place with his word of righteousness and truth.

What are the benefits of remaining bound to God and fulfilling his and his’s commandments?

Brings about the goodness of God in our life.

Helps us to resist the devil, thus causing the devil to flee from us.

We become a habitat for the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven to abide in.

We are able to fulfill the purpose of God for our life.

We can help others find the light and come to live a life in righteousness.

Establishes the path success and prosperity.

God will treasure us, call us his chosen people and set us above all.

We have eternal salvation.

We receive the Holy Spirit.

Brings meaning to our life so that we are not living in vain.

Supplies all that is needed to live life abundantly blessed in him.

Allows us to ask in the name of Jesus and receive that which we ask.

Makes us inheritors to the Kingdom of Heaven and gives us access to everlasting life.

OPENS THE HEART OF GOD TO LOVE US ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE!

And so much more...

Question to ponder, is that which you are binding yourself to, that which you are compliant and submitted to following of God or the ways of the world?