OBEDIENCE

December 15, 2013

During a peace keeping effort in a war zone, a young army officer ends up with his superior in a safe house. After few hours, the superior officer received a call that he needed to be at another base to sort something. Whole leaving the safe house, he instructed the young officer, “Don’t open the door for anyone, I mean anyone including me. I know of another way into the house.”

After few minutes of the superior officer’s departure, the young officer heard a knock on the door, “Hello, please I have a little child with a gun wound that needs urgent medical attention, would you please open up and help give him first aid treatment.” The young officer was confused as to whether to heed his superior’s command or help save a life. Later, he decided to open the door. Immediately he opened, he was shot on his right arm. By the time he looked up to see who shot, it was his superior. He said, “that’s what disobedient officers get as rewards.”

Bible says in 1 Samuel 15:22 that, “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” Obedience is one of the keys to accessing the throne of heaven and taking delivery of all goodies there. Obedience means, even if it is not convenient for me, I will do it. it was not convenient for Abraham to go sacrifice his only son, but he obeyed God and that won him the title of father of many nations.

Blind Bartimaeus received his sight because of obedience. Jesus told him in Mark 10:52 that, “Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.” Without any laying on of hands or anything, Bible says immediately he received his sight. What commandment of God are you finding hard to obey? The truth is that if truly you want to enjoy the goodness and mercy of God, obedience must be your watchword.

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