Romans 16:25-27 English Standard Version

Doxology

25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith— 27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

I think Paul makes it clear here that obedience of faith is to glorify God.

We are human, we have not been perfected yet and as such we are subject to our own personal insecurities and emotional trauma. 

Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Once we understand the purpose of the rod and the staff we may come to terms with how we can be comforted in times of trouble, being human. That is a matter of experiencing God more than it is a matter of just believing.

Isaiah 61:1-2 English Standard Version

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;

With those words Jesus began His earthly ministry. By our obedience of faith that ministry continues today glorifying God.

Romans 8:10-11 English Standard Version

10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he(Jesus) remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.

If Christ is in you, He cannot deny Himself, that is eternal.

Romans 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Hebrews 12:2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Those who are adopted cannot attain the throne. The Son will not nullify the adoption because we are the reason He sacrificed Himself. We are His betrothed.

Consider our life in this earthly realm with Jesus on the throne giving orders and we as sons and daughters of adoption trying to prove we love Jesus by obedience. We have nothing to prove to the One sitting on the throne. He is in the finished work and knows all things in truth.

Our only way to prove to ourselves that we love Jesus is to obey. But we are in the world and like those “other sons” we sometimes say yes and don’t or say no and do what we are told.

How are we to know which one we are and how our application of love is acceptable?

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

The Father sent the Holy Spirit. Think about that for a moment and I will get back to you tomorrow.