Obedience

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:” Deuteronomy 28v1-2 (NIV)

God takes obedience very seriously. If somebody constantly did the opposite of what you asked them to do, or never even did what you wanted them to do, it could cause a certain level of tension. If it were an employer-employee situation, the latter might lose his job. If it was a parent-child relationship, the latter might be seen as disrespectful. King Saul was rejected by the Lord because he would not obey all of His commands; and David was anointed king instead of him.

Supplementary Text

“And Samuel told him, “When you didn’t think much of yourself, God made you king of Israel. And He sent you on an errand and told you, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’ Then why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush for the loot and do exactly what God said not to?” “But I have obeyed the Lord,” Saul insisted. “I did what He told me to; and I brought King Agag but killed everyone else. And it was only when my troops demanded it that I let them keep the best of the sheep and oxen and loot to sacrifice to the Lord.” Samuel replied, “Has the Lord as much pleasure in your burnt offerings and sacrifices as in your obedience? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to Him than in your offering the fat of rams to Him. For rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshipping idols. And now because you have rejected the word of Jehovah, He has rejected you from being king.” 1 Samuel 15v17-23 (TLB)

Prayer

Father, I thank You for Your Word. I ask for mercy for any disobedience and pray for the grace to do all of Your will in Jesus name, amen.