Simply Obedient
Why can't we get it? Why are we so hard headed sometimes? Why can't we just see that God blesses obedience? We know it. We've heard it. We've experienced it but how many times will we fail to do it today?
This morning God reminded me of his promises to bless those who are simply obedient to Him. The Bible records the cool story about a family called the Recabites and how when they were strangely tested they continued to be obedient to God's command for them. Check it out in Jeremiah 35.
Here are some thoughts from this passage:
- God will test your obedience. (Vs 2) Not every trial is from the enemy. Some times its God outright testing your faithfulness. The test may come at the most inopportune time and may be directly related to God's specific command for your life.
- The command God has for you may not be the same for everyone. (Vs 7) As you follow God, He may ask you to do something that doesn't make much since and the command may be just for you. God told the Recabites you can't drink wine and you can't permanently settle on any land. He didn't give the Israelites the same command. This was specifically for the Recabites. Just because God tells you to do something it doesn't mean He is telling everyone else to do the same thing. You are responsible to do what God calls you do. That's it. (Note: God's commands want contradict his character or his word.)
- Trusting and obeying God's will for your life isn't always easy but it's worth it. (Vs 8-10) The Israelites had prophet after prophet instruct them about God's will but they continually disobeyed. The Recabites did not need more prophets to warn them. They got it the first time and God promised to bless them. (Vs 19) The Israelites refusal to listen and obey led to disaster. (Vs 16,17) How many times does God have to warn you about obedience in your life? What could happen if you listened and simply obeyed no matter how outrageous God's command may be? What blessing may God be waiting to give if you simply obeyed?
I want to simply listen and obey and experience the blessing of pursuing Jesus. This spoke to me this morning. I hope it speaks to you too.
Pastor Randall
Randall, your articles are very insightful and will definitely touch and help others.
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Randall thanks for the inspiration. I needed it at the end of the day, as I look around at all the little seeds in my class that I am responsible for growing. I pray God will help me to nourish them to His glory.
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When we see growth of a plant it is almost always above ground, but it's the growth of the roots that enables the plant to survive the storms.
If the roots are healthy, then the rest of the plant will grow as intended.
Thanks for the blog!
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Thanks for the lift of our spirits.God has a plan for everyone we are begining to find ours. As you know we have been through aloft these past few years. But what ever he has in store for us we have already been through the worst of it.God puts people through things so he can use them even if it is life changing.God has changed our lives completely. Praise god he gave us a second chance.
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