BLESSINGS FOR OBEDIENCE Hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. – Deuteronomy 4:1 My four-year-old daughter can be stubborn and disobedient at times. Consequently, what could have been accomplished in a few minutes — like finishing her food — can go beyond an hour. In the Bible, we know the story of the Israelites who wandered in the desert for 40 years before they entered the Promised Land. This is what’s astonishing: it takes only two weeks to travel from Canaan to the Promised Land. So why did it take them 40 years? Because of their hardheadedness, God sentenced that entire generation to die before Israel could set foot in their destination. God allowed them to experience famine in the desert and many trials so they would learn that it wasn’t food but God’s Word that would keep them alive. Read the Bible and you’ll discover the importance that God puts in obeying Him. God has a beautiful and powerful promise to those who listen and obey His Word: an abundance of blessings await them! Are you ready to obey Him? Then get ready to be blessed! Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail) Reflection: “All revelations are sealed until they are opened to us by obedience. You will never get them open by philosophy or thinking. Immediately you obey, a flash of light comes.” (Oswald Chambers) Lord, make me an obedient child of Yours.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:42:56 +0000
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