“We don’t consciously and deliberately disobey God— we
simply don’t listen to Him. God has given His commands to us, but we pay no
attention to them— not because of willful disobedience, but because we do not
truly love and respect Him. “If you love
Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15). Once we realize we have constantly
been showing disrespect to God, we will be filled with shame and humiliation
for ignoring Him.” CHAMBERS
We make it a point to drive the speed limit. We have found that if we set the speed on our
cruise control to the maximum speed posted, we never have to worry about
getting a speeding ticket. I must say,
there are many cars that pass us. The
conclusion, they have decided that it is OK for them to exceed the posted
limit. That is until they see a police
car and then the brake lights come on. Why is that do you suppose? My guess is that they know they are violating
the law, and it’s OK so long as law enforcement is not around. In Psalm
139, David said that there is no place the he can go on this earth
where God is not already present. You
cannot sin in secret. It is a deception that
began in the garden of Eden. Genesis 3:8 “Then the man and his wife
heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of
the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.”
What were they thinking?
That God did not know. What are
we thinking? That no one will know? God looks at the heart … it does not matter
where you are. When we sin in secret, we may deceive other
people, but there is nothing hidden from God.
Imagine if there were police cars at every mile marker on the
expressway. How do you think that would
affect the way people drive. In a
similar way, we must make ourselves aware of God’s presence. His Spirit is in every believer. Anywhere you go, the Spirit is there with
you.
But here is the thing.
Our motivation for obedience should not be that we fear being caught in
our disobedience. Our motivation should
be our love for God. Jesus said “If you
love me, keep my commandments”. Just as
Jesus asked Peter in John
21, “Do you love me?” When Peter
replied, “yes”, just as I imagine we all would, then Jesus said “Show Me”. ELGIN
“All to Jesus I surrender.
All to Him I freely give. I will
ever love and trust Him. In His presence
daily live. I surrender all. I surrender
all. All to Thee my blessed Savior, I
surrender all.”
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