Obedience

The answer to that is, yes… and no! You can “love” people and be fair in your dealings with them, but it depends on your definition of love, off course. You can do good deeds, although our good deeds are like “filthy rags” before the Lord. Then, needless to say, no one is good. Not one! Just look around you. We are all sinners and the sooner we realize and acknowledge this the sooner God can work His purpose in our lives.

There are laws, rules and regulations in every aspect of life. There is the law of nature and/or science, the laws of logic, then there are moral laws, the law of conscience, the law of love, etc. We obey these laws (and rules) , to some extent, one way or another, and most of them (if not all) are self-sufficient, i.e. They do not require man to exist. Why do we have such a huge problem with obeying the lawgiver – God who set the standard for these laws to exist.

Having said that, God is love, and would not force you to obey Him, just as a government cannot force you to obey the laws of the country, yet there are always consequences, some as a natural response to our actions, like the law of gravity that is involved when you decide to exercise your free will, when jumping from a building. Just look at those who disobeyed God and longed after others gods. They didn’t inherit the promised land.

Obeying God, shouldn’t be a burden. It is just our flesh, refusing to submit to His perfect will. Work out your salvation (today) in fear and trembling, realizing that sacrificing to an “unknown god”, brings you an inch away from meeting your creator (Acts 17 v 23 – 27) [Berean Study Bible]

My prayer is that if you haven’t had an encounter with the Lord, He will meet with you today. Call on His Name and walk in obedience, according to His purpose for you.

“Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by The Lockman Foundation”

Day 3 [17/06/2020]
Exodus 19 v 1 - 8 | Numbers 9 v 15 - 23 | Luke 6 v 46 - 49

“If you obey My voice and keep my covenant… you shall be a holy nation…“