When your
story is written, what will the words reveal about your life and your
allegiances?
May’s Awakening, Day 20
If
two angels were to receive at the same moment a communication from God, one to
go down and rule earth’s grandest empire, the other to go and sweep the streets
of its meanest village, it would be a matter of entire indifference to each
which service fell to his lot, the post of ruler or the post of scavenger; for
the joy of the angels lies only in obedience to God’s will, and with equal joy
they would lift a Lazarus in his rags to Abraham’s bosom, or be a chariot of
fire to carry an Elijah home.
—John Newton
The
tiniest fragment of obedience, and heaven opens up and the profoundest truths
of God are yours straight away. God will never reveal more truth about himself
till you obey what you know already.
—Oswald Chambers
And now, Israel, what does the Lord
your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him,
to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your
soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today
for your own good? To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest
heavens, the earth and everything in it. Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and
do not be stiff-necked any longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and
Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and
accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and
loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. He is
the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and
awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. Deuteronomy 10:12–14, 16–18, 21 NIV
I’m
proud of my Czechoslovakian heritage, and I’m proud to be an American, but I’m
most honored and proud to be a believer and obedient follower of Jesus Christ,
my heavenly King. All my allegiances start with Him. And after the story is
told, it all ends with Him. I want my life to be a living reflection, a living
sacrifice for Him. Is your life like that of the angels? To feel blessed just
to be in His presence and to serve Him with all that is in you? To love
obedience regardless of what He asks of you and to follow, obey, and serve
without question or envy or remorse? Obedience to God is humble
allegiance—whatever it asks of you. To whom or what is your allegiance?
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