Disobedience

I remember incidents as a kid where I clearly disobeyed direct instruction from my parents or another in authority. I knew what I was supposed to do, I just decided to do what I want instead. I learned really quick where the boundary lines where. I learned that often the instructions were for my own safety and my own good.  As I grew up and became a parent, I realized even more the value of discipline and especially self-discipline. I am continuing to learn the value of obedience to the Lord and follow the boundaries set up by Him.

King Solomon had such a rich and rewarding life to throw it all away as he got older. Check this out….

 ² The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.

⁴ In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.

⁶ In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he refused to follow the Lord completely, as his father, David, had done.

⁹ The Lord was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. ¹⁰ He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the Lord’s command. (1 Kings 11:2,4,6,9-10 NLT)

I think it doesn’t matter what my age, I will be under the authority of the Lord. I will also be under the authority of local, state and federal government as well. There are laws the govern my behavior. My highest authority is the Lord, but He also calls me to respect authority of government as well.

I will confess that I’m not always in agreement with some of the laws handed down by government, but I must still obey them or face the consequences.  There are times when my flesh is conflict with my faith about what is the right thing to do. I know the commands and instructions of the Lord, but I don’t always follow them.  I don’t want to be like Solomon in my old age. I want to follow the Lord faithfully until I pass from this life into eternal life. I want to be obedient to the call of the Lord upon my life because He’s called me to that. I want my obedience to bring a smile upon the face of the Lord.  I want Him to be well pleased with my daily choices and activities.

Pressing On!

Dwayne