Fear Allah and Obey Me

When talking to his disciples in the Injil, Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). In the Qur’an Jesus also tells us to keep his commandments: “I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah and obey me” (Al-Imran 3:50).

Clearly we’re supposed to obey Isa al Masih. But why? What is the blessing of doing so?

Jesus tells us in John 15:10: “If you keep my commandments,you will abide in my love.” And look what we see in Al-Imran 3:51: “It is Allah who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a way that is straight.“

Jesus commands us to worship Allah because that “is a way that is straight.” That is the straight path. And when we’re on the straight path (worshiping God and obeying Jesus), we will abide in Isa’s love. What better place to be? Since Jesus is nearest to God (Al-Imran 3:45), this is an incredible blessing!

Obeying Jesus puts us exactly where we want to be – at the center of the kingdom, fearing Allah and worshiping Him.

Since we’ve been instructed to obey Jesus, what are some of his commandments that we should follow? Here are just a few:

1. Love your enemies.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt. 5:43-44).

2. Do not be anxious about anything.
“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matt. 6:31-33).

3. Treat others as you want to be treated.
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matt. 7:12).

There are many more commandments of Isa to follow, but these are a great place to start. Let us remember the incredible promise we’ve been given: If we keep the commandments of Jesus, we will abide in his love.