Tues.’s Devo - Obedience

Tues.’s Devo - Obedience 3-25-14 Read: Deut. 4:1-49, Luke 6:39-7:10, Ps. 68:1-18, Pr. 11:28 I wonder what it was like to stand at the mountain and see the fire and smoke and hear the voice of God speak. They were told not to forget what they saw and heard and to be sure to tell it to their children so they would know. Then he instructed them to never try to make an image of what they thought might represent God. They were not to let an animal, human form, reptile, bird or any object be worshipped as Him. The reason was that God was going to send them an exact image of himself in the person of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 1:3 says that Jesus was the “brightness of his glory and the express image of his person.” Any other representation would have been so weak and inadequate. God gave them this great display of himself so they would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that He was God and there was no other God like him. If they would just obey his commandments it would go well with them and their families. Luke reiterates this theme of obedience. He describes this righteous man as one who builds his house by first laying a firm foundation. When hard times come his house will stand. The centurion won the respect of Jesus and his servant was healed because the centurion had learned the lesson of obeying authority. Sometimes it is hard to obey authority when we don’t respect their lifestyle, but that is not ours to judge. We are to only judge ourselves and leave them to the Lord. It is God who puts people in authority and He knows just how to discipline them. Lord, may you arise in our lives today and your enemies be scattered.