Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Exodus 39-40

Highlight Verses:

“So the people of Israel followed all of the Lord’s instructions to Moses. Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the Lord had commanded him, he blessed them.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭39‬:‭42‬-‭43‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The people of Israel obeyed and they were blessed.

Last night in Student Ministry, we talked about obedience.

I specifically asked the high school guys who were not brought up in church what they thought of when they heard the word obedience (the church guys all related it to obeying God’s commands because they love Him and trust Him).

The non-religious response was “dog training.”

I thought that was an awesome response. And it illustrates how many think of obedience to God.

Some get in their heads that obeying God is like a dog obeying a master to make it easier to control them. It’s no wonder that people would wander from faith if they think like that.

But God is a Father.

With a Father’s love, He has given us commandments and scriptural guidelines to help us get the most out of this life.

We obey because we trust that He knows what’s best for us.

We love God. But respect and trust are why we obey His commands.

And when we do, we are blessed.

What one command have you not trusted God enough that you don’t obey it consistently? There could be more but pick one.
What would help you to trust God in that act of obedience?