Seeking Faithful Obedience
With Immediate Compliance
Matthew 2:13-15
Read the Bible through:
AM – Amos 8-9 : PM – Revelation 6
"When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt" (Matt. 2:14).
With Immediate Compliance
Matthew 2:13-15
Read the Bible through:
AM – Amos 8-9 : PM – Revelation 6
"When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt" (Matt. 2:14).
Margie explained the meaning of obedience to our children. She told them to think of it as “right now, the right way, and with the right attitude.” The first part of this explanation deals with immediate compliance. Most parents know what it is like to tell a child to do something only to hear the child say later, “I was going to do it.” Some people call this delayed obedience, where the child waits to do what he or she has been told. In reality delayed obedience is disobedience.
Delayed obedience can cause great pain. Consider the child who is about to put his hand on a hot stove. If he doesn’t immediately heed his mother’s warning to stop, he can face serious burns.
Many adults also struggle with immediate compliance. They know something they should do (or should stop doing) yet they put off immediate action. This can be dangerous, especially in relation to spiritual issues.
Lord, help me to be immediate in my obedience to You.
