“Peter and the other apostles replied: ‘We must obey God rather than men!’” – Acts 5:29
In his book “Living Above the Level of Mediocrity”, Charles Swindoll writes: “Imagine, if you will, that you work for a company whose president found it necessary to travel out of the country and spend an extended period of time abroad. So he tells you and the other trusted employees, "Look, I'm going to leave. And while I'm gone, I want you to pay close attention to the business. You manage things while I'm away. I will write you regularly. When I do, I will instruct you on what you should do from now until I return from this trip." Everyone agrees.
He leaves and stays gone for a couple of years. During that time, he writes often, communicating his desires and concerns. Finally, he returns. He walks up to the front door of the company. He immediately discovers everything is in a mess--weeds flourishing in the flower beds, windows broken across the front of the building, the gal at the front desk dozing, loud music roaring from several offices, two or three people engaged in horseplay in the back room. Instead of making a profit, the business has suffered a great loss. Without hesitation, he calls everyone together and, with a frown, asks, "What happened? Didn't you get my letters?"
You say, "Oh, yeah, sure. We got all your letters. We've even bound them in a book. And some of us have memorized them. In fact, we have a 'letter study' every Sunday. You know, those were really great letters." I think the president would then ask, "But what did you do about my instructions?" And, no doubt, the employees would respond, "Do? Well, nothing. But we read every one!"”
In all things, follow what Jesus has said. Today in prayer, praise Jesus that when we obey Him, we love God.
“It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is than to face the responsibilities of not doing it.” - B.J. Miller
God’s Word: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.” – Matthew 5:11
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