Devotional for 11/23/2013 Time to Obey And the LORD appointed a set time. - Exodus 9:5 The old neighbors from across the street had moved, and new neighbors were moving in. I became apprehensive about these “new” neighbors when I saw how many people were going into the house. My apprehension grew when, the next morning, I saw six cars parked around their property. Since I am a Christian, my first thought was that somehow I must let my light shine. Various ideas entered my mind as to how to approach the neighbors on the subject of salvation. My first impulse was to give them an invitation to camp meeting. I pushed that thought aside and decided to wait until closer to Midsummer-concert time and give them an invitation to that. But that still small voice said to me, “Give them an invitation now.” I tried to ignore it because I thought my way of thinking was much better. Yet, that urge to give them an invitation to camp meeting was strong. One morning, while lying down because I did not feel well, I again heard that silent voice, “Give them an invitation.” I got out of bed and said to the Lord, “Okay, I’ll do it.” I went over to the house and gave the young man an invitation to camp meeting. In about ten minutes, I was amazed how well I felt. It seemed that the Lord caused me to feel sick so I would finally listen to His instructions. I know it would have been better to obey sooner, but I am just glad I did not ignore the Lord as long as Balaam did. We read in Numbers 22 of how Balaam was determined to curse the Children of Israel even though he knew it was not the Lord’s will for him to do so. His determination to have his own way got him into deep trouble. The donkey he was riding suddenly stopped and would not go on. When Balaam got angry and hit the donkey, the Lord caused the donkey to started speaking. That certainly got his attention! Could there be times when we, as Christians, may lose a blessing or miss an opportunity to be a witness because we do not obey that still small voice? The Lord is patient with us, but it is better to obey quickly than to wait until the Lord has to have a donkey speak to us! We want to obey right away and help bring about God’s perfect will.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 10:09:58 +0000
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