Obedience and Our Disposition….

Reading Deuteronomy chapter 5 I come across a heart felt statement from God that applies to all of us. God knows how fickle the human heart is. He is pleased when, out of obedience, it devotes itself fully to respecting and honoring Him. He knows we are not consistent in our obedience. But the thing we miss, I mean we are oblivious to, is that it’s our obedience that pleases God. When we are inconsistent in this process, our Iives get filled with the consequences of our disobedience; fear, worry, anxiety, stress, dissension, disunity, and chaos. When will we ever learn that our attitudes matter to God? Our obedience is directly related to our disposition. When we are “in tune” with God’s will, we walk in prosperity. I’m not talking about wealth, I’m talking about things going well for us. Take Jacob for example, he prospered when he served Laban. Even though he was deceived by Laban into marrying both of his daughters, and had to serve him for 14 years, he prospered during that time (and so did Laban because of Jacob). It was his obedience to God that granted him favor. So it is with us. Our obedience is directly related to a consistent, self-rewarding attitude, that comes from God in response to it. God said, “(if) they would always have hearts like this”, meaning hearts fully devoting to serving God. If God longs for our hearts to be fully in-tune with His (in obedience), what’s holding you back? What’s more important than this? Don’t you want to succeed in His will? Don’t you want to be in God’s favor? What can possibly surpass the reward of knowing you are pleasing God by being obedient in His will?

28 “The Lord heard the request you made to me. And He said, ‘I have heard what the people said to you, and they are right. 29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear Me and obey all My commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever. Deuteronomy 5:28-29

32 So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following His instructions in every detail. 33 Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy. Deuteronomy 5:32-33