“Obedience just isn't always the most convenient. In fact, most of the time it's unrealistic for my life.”
Let's just be
realistic here for a second.
Obedience is very
helpful, and very convenient at times. And I'm not talking about the
times when we are the ones being obeyed.
I'm talking about
those nasty times when you are told to do something, yet you do not
want to do it. When basically not doing it would be called
disobeying.
Oh, yeah, those
times.
What lovely times.
But seriously, we
all will have to admit at some point: Obedience is a necessary part
of life, rules are the only strategy we have to stop full-out chaos.
You may not want to
stop at those red lights. But in the end it will be the most
convenient thing to do to stop from dying in an immediate car crash.
It may seem pretty
fun as a little kid to do what ever you want, “forget” half the
rules, but even a kid finds obeying the rules will eventually let
them get away with more.
Rules.
Any intelligent
person will know that it is only logical that life be full of them
(personal rules and rules others hold us accountable to), that
societies be built by them, that governments be ruled by them.
Then why is it in
religion it is the rules we look down on?
What is so wrong
about these rules? Is it legalism?
Or is legalism just
a word we use to get away with being selfish?
Think about it.
All rules have
reason. Especially God's, the one who created reason and logic.
So why do we rebel
against obeying?
Why?
Is it that hard to
do what is best for us? (Obviously yes, or none of us
would eat sugary, artificial foods that kill). ;)
But as to
inconvenient?
None of what God has
asked is inconvenient. Not any of His word is legalistic. That's our
flesh warring against what we want, what we desire.
Because God's love
and sacrifice was designed for our convenience, to save us from a
very miserable, inconvenient heat.
Believe me guys, the
path to Hell may seem more easy and fun, but in the end it sure won't
seem like we had made the most wise decision. It won't be so
convenient for our skin.
Guys, obeying is
good, it is necessary. For our well-being, our soul destination, our
relationships.
I have always loved
this verse. This story is just so great. It expresses God's desire
for our hearts to be right with Him, not in doing what we think is
right.
(1 Samuel 15:22)
Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as
in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Saul had been told
to wait for Samuel to perform the sacrifice, but he was too anxious
to start the war, afraid that God and Samuel would not be there for him. So he disobeyed and performed the sacrifice, in the end angering
God and forfeiting his own throne.
Why do we choose to think that the only way is our way?
Why must we question
all of God's commandments to try and see if they will work for our
lives, fit into what we think and believe?
Is life that much
about false convenience that we forget the truth about obedience?
It's time we draw
closer to God, and stop thinking about what we can try and get away
with.
Choose to follow
Yeshua (Jesus).
(John 14:21) He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
(1 John 5:3) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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