Then God Said...

Picking up where we left off last week, I want to look at how obedience brings inheritance. First off, if you would like to read through the other posts about obedience visit the archive here . It Costs Everything If we understand obedience the way God does (as a virtue for us, not against us), then we will see it as something that is a major blessing in our life. Think about it with me, when have you ever done something you know is wrong and thought it to be worth it?  Confession: I drive too fast, and I'm always the one that gets caught for it. Friends of mine drive like Ricky Bobby everywhere and never get caught; I'm the guy that does it for five minutes and gets pulled over and issued a speeding ticket. Every time I think to myself, "that was stupid!" Now I will be paying the cost for the ticket for years to come. My point is, that we all have done things in our life we knew we shouldn't have, and said "that was stupid," wishing we

Introduction Obedience. Such an unfamiliar word and concept in our post-modern culture where individualism, personal rights, and relativism is so prevalent in our lives. This is also a concept that we are not inherently born with; it is something we have to learn. Even my two year old son is showing signs that he wants to do whatever he wants--you ask him if he wants to eat and he replies, "no..no..no..." you ask him if he doesn't want to eat and he replies, "no...no...no..." Makes us laugh every time. It is also very puzzling to us though, as we are asking ourselves, "where did he learn this?" As we are introducing obedience I would propose to you that we are all born with rebellion into our hearts, and that obedience is something that is learned, and it is also something that is very valuable to our lives, as we will see here. Childlikeness Because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. -Proverbs 3:12 NIV