Willing and Obedient The Blessing Is in Motion | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 374
Obedience to the Lord releases a blessing — but the timing and shape of it will likely surprise you. The most significant acts of obedience are often the ones nobody sees: the resolute yes in a quiet moment, the faithfulness in a small thing, the integrity in an unseen situation. God catalogs every one. Isaiah 1:19 makes the promise plain... willing and obedient hearts eat the good of the land. The blessing comes later than you think, looks different than you think, and lands better than you think. In this Jesus Smart 180, Brian Del Turco unpacks the Kingdom posture of willing obedience and why the blessing is already in motion for those who stay based.
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: The Blessing Is in Motion
Jesus Smart 180. Three minutes. One turnaround.
Hey, welcome back. I'm Brian Del Turco. This is Jesus Smart 180.
One word today. And that word is obedience. And a blessing that many times we don't wait long enough to receive.
Obedience to the Lord releases a blessing. But the timing and the shape of that blessing may likely surprise you.
Most of us think of obedience as a transaction. Do the right thing, get the result, fairly quickly, in a form we recognize. But many times that's not how it works.
Often the most significant acts of obedience are the ones nobody sees. It's that resolute yes we give to the Lord in a quiet moment. That faithfulness in a small thing. That act of integrity in an unseen situation.
No audience. Just you and God, and a choice you make. And then the Holy Spirit meets you to empower you to obey.
Here's what's worth knowing. God catalogs every one of those moments. Even when we don't see an immediate reward or blessing for the obedience.
Isaiah 1:19 puts it plainly... "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land." (NKJV)
Two words deserve attention in that verse. Willing and obedient. Not just obedient — but the posture of our heart. Are we willing? God isn't looking for grudging compliance.
He's looking for a heart that says yes, a heart aligned with him. A heart that wants to obey without even much thought given to the blessing. That just comes as a byproduct.
The promise is substantial. The good of the land. Not consolation prizes.
Now here's the part that requires faith. The blessing often comes later than you think. And it likely looks different than you think. It doesn't always arrive on our timeline or in the form we anticipated. But when it lands — and it does land — it's better than we think.
James 1:25 — "He who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." (NKJV)
Stay based. Keep saying yes. The blessing is in motion for you.
Show notes for this episode are at JesusSmart.com/374. If this landed for you, pass it on.
I'm Brian Del Turco. There's a way that things work in the Kingdom. Stay willing. Stay obedient.
Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart 180. Your move. Visit JesusSmart.com for show notes and more.
Transcript
Jesus Smart 183 minutes, one turnaround.
Speaker B:Hey, welcome back.
Speaker B:I'm Brian Del Turco.
Speaker B:This is Jesus smart.
Speaker B:181 Word today, and that word is obedience.
Speaker B:And a blessing that most people, or many times we don't wait long enough to receive.
Speaker B:Obedience to the Lord releases a blessing.
Speaker A:But the timing is, and the shape.
Speaker B:Of that blessing may likely surprise us.
Speaker B:Most of us think of obedience, that it should be like a transaction.
Speaker B:Do the right thing, get the result right fairly quickly in a form that we recognize.
Speaker B:But again, many times, that's not how it works.
Speaker B:Often the most significant acts of obedience are the ones that nobody sees.
Speaker B:It's that resolute yes that we give to the Lord in a quiet moment, that faithfulness in a small thing, that act of integrity in an unseen situation.
Speaker B:There's no audience, just you and God and a choice that you make.
Speaker B:And then the Holy Spirit meets you to empower you to obey.
Speaker B:But here's what's worth knowing.
Speaker B:God catalogs every one of these moments, even when we don't see an immediate reward or blessing for the obedience.
Speaker B:Isaiah 119 puts it plainly, if you.
Speaker A:Are willing and obedient, you shall eat.
Speaker B:The good of the land.
Speaker B:Two words deserve attention in that verse.
Speaker B:Willing and obedient.
Speaker B:Not just obedient, but the posture of our heart.
Speaker B:Are we willing?
Speaker B:God isn't looking for grudging compliance.
Speaker B:He's looking for heart that says yes, a heart that's aligned with him.
Speaker B:And I think he's looking for a heart that wants to obey without even much thought given to the blessing that just comes as a byproduct.
Speaker B:The promise is substantial, though.
Speaker B:The good of the land.
Speaker B:We're not talking consolation prizes here.
Speaker B:Now here's the part that requires faith.
Speaker B:The blessing comes later than you think, many times.
Speaker A:And it likely looks different than you.
Speaker B:Think it will look.
Speaker B:It doesn't always arrive on our timeline or in the form that we were anticipated.
Speaker A:But when it lands, and it does land, it's better than we think.
Speaker B:James 1:25.
Speaker B:He who looks into the perfect law.
Speaker A:Of liberty and continues in it, and.
Speaker B:Is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work.
Speaker B:This one will be blessed in what he does.
Speaker B:Stay based.
Speaker B:Keep saying yes.
Speaker B:The blessing is in motion for you.
Speaker B:Show notes for this episode are@Jesus smart.com 374.
Speaker B:If this landed for you, pass it on.
Speaker B:I'm Brian Del Turco.
Speaker B:There's a way that things work in the kingdom.
Speaker B:Stay willing, stay obedient.
Speaker A:Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart180.
Speaker A:Your move.
Speaker A:Visit jesussmart.com for show notes and more.
