March 1, 2011 Kind of Obedient?

Kind of Obedient?
Read Deuteronomy 1

Deut 1:3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

YOU KNOW that by reading Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, and now through Moses’ summary, the Hebrews have sometimes preferred being “lost in the desert” to following God’s clear direction. They have gone to places they shouldn’t have gone, and they have not gone to places God told them to go.
The Hebrews have been obedient at times, rebellious at times, and somewhere “in-between”—”kind of obedient”.
The truth is “kind of obedient” is really disobedience. And now Moses is reminding them of the difficulties they faced in their disobedience.
This lesson is so clear. Why is it so hard to say to God, “Show me the way. I’m coming!” We are all on a journey through life from birth to its end. And when we get to the end, what will be our final destination? Will it be spiritual destruction or spiritual victory?
We must not be as the wandering Hebrews. We must be as the obedient Hebrews in our journey. Their personal, loving, guiding God is right here for you today. He has passionately and personally shown himself in the person of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. He continues to passionately, personally show himself through the Holy Spirit.
How are you doing following your passionate, personal God? I know that generally I’m trusting myself more than I want to trust God. I think I’m “kind of obedient”. Hmm.


Pause and Consider: is there any way today you can move from “Kind of” to “fully” obedient?