This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgements: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
DEUTERONOMY CH.26:16
Before we look at the blessings that come with obedience, let’s first look at what obedience means. The dictionary definition says: compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another’s authority.
I think most parents want their children to be obedient, right? Not in a do-everything-I-say-without-question kind of way, but more in a ‘I respect you’ way. My children love to question things. ‘Why?’ has not been a question they’ve grown out of asking and I love that. They want to know how things work; why does that do that when I do that? Their inquisitive minds make me think and question. And yet, when I’ve ask them to tidy their rooms, they ask if they can do it later; I say no and they ask ‘Why?’ Sometimes I explain that there are things that need to be done before the things they want to do. Sometimes I’m not very patient after being asked ‘why?’ for the hundredth time and I reply with the standard parent answer: BECAUSE I SAID SO!
When God told Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Abraham said, ‘OK’ and set about doing it. Does that mean he wanted to do it? Of course not. But he trusted God knew what He was doing. Abraham trusted God to produce a sacrifice or else, raise Isaac from the dead. Either way he knew the two of them were coming back down the mountain, telling his servants: ‘Abide ye here with the ass: and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you’ (Genesis 22:5). Abraham had no idea of the how or the why but this was a man that knew God had never failed him before and He wasn’t about to then either.
Thank God He doesn’t parent like me! I get frustrated and I make mistakes; I say the wrong thing and I know I am responsible for making my children sad at times. That is horrible to write but it’s true. I’m also loving and funny and silly but maybe not often enough. The point I’m trying to make is I’m not even close to perfect, yet God still extends His grace to me and He extends it to you.
What has the LORD been directing you to do that you haven’t done yet? Maybe your faith isn’t like Abraham’s yet – I know mine isn’t. But God, in His mercy extends grace.
Step out in faith with me. Let’s silence the questions and trust our all-knowing, almighty God that wherever He leads us is the right way for us to go.
Love and blessings
Ana x
Steadfast Love 