Heb 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him
Obedience.
Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, OBEYED; and he went out, not knowing whither he went
Abraham obeyed- without KNOWING the details, without having all the answers. Told to leave, he left without even knowing where he was going. He obeyed.
Isa 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
When we walk in darkness, without comprehending why all the trials and tribulations, all the heartaches and pains, why the awfulness of existence is all around us- we must obey, we must trust our God through all we go through. We can scream out, asking why, but we must relent to not being given the answers, and trust, obeying the command to trust-blindly. So many would call that a fools way of living, but I'd rather be a fool in their eyes than a fool in the eyes of my God. We must stay upon our God.
We must obey.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
I can still hear the song I learned as a child…
The wise man built his house upon the rock
The wise man built his house upon the rock
The wise man built his house upon the rock
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
And the house on the rock stood firm
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
And the house on the sand went smash
This is truth! The RAINS of life are going to come down that is inevitable. The FLOODS of devastation are going to hit us over and over again throughout our lives. These emotional, mental, physical disasters are going to occur all the time- they don't ever stop for long. It's having a house built upon the rock of our SAVIOR that will keep us standing firm in HIM. All around us life may be one tornado ride after another, we need to expect this, not be surprised by it happening. We live in a world of chaos, the weather man of life has constant predictions for one natural disaster after another. Our only defense during these storms- the tiny storms, the enormous storms- is one solid ROCK, the ROCK of our salvation found in Christ Jesus our Lord. The only real safety we have is in HIM and the ultimate promise of eternal salvation after the storm we are all born into named- LIFE.
We obey. We trust. We believe that the storm called LIFE will one day be over and our NEW LIFE, our ETERNAL LIFE will begin.
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