Is It Hard For You To Obey?

Jeremiah 7:21-26

"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat. For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have even sent to you all My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

One of the biggest, if not THE biggest root problems of mankind is obedience! Whether it be obedience to the laws of God, or the laws of man, it's just not the nature of human beings to obey! Many people have a problem with the word 'obey', itself! So what does 'obey' mean?

Obey: 1: to follow the commands or guidance of

Example: He always obeys his parents.

           2: to conform to or comply with

Example: obey an order; falling objects obey the laws of physics. (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

Now that we know what obey means, we can apply our understanding to what we know of  the many situations that have occurred over the last decade with African-Americans, and European-American or any, law enforcement officer. From what I myself saw on video or read in an internet article, I can understand that when the officer gave a command, it was NOT immediately obeyed! Thus, causing an escalation of what should be a routine traffic stop, but ended in a senseless death, or serious injury.

The majority of the times that I see someone get shot or killed, was because the situation escalated when the commands of the officer, were not immediately obeyed, or the suspect tried to flee. And that is, and will continue to be a huge problem for mankind!

Now if you profess to be a Christian it is our #1 duty to OBEY THE COMMANDS OF GOD! And where do we find the commands of God and His Son Jesus Christ? In the bible! How many of you read the written and inspired word of God, say amen, but don't DO WHAT IT SAYS! 

Jesus Himself said: "I ALWAYS DO  those things that please Him". He also said this in John 14:15

“If you love Me, keep My commandments."

Jesus even LEARNED OBEDIENCE through His sufferings!

Hebrew 5:8-9

"though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,"

It started all the way back in the garden of Eden and continues to this day! Human beings, with their fallen nature, have a very hard time obeying any commands, whether it be from law enforcement officers, a company supervisor, parents, or God Himself!

Even as I write this blog post, another young African-American man was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop!

When will we learn to obey!

In Jesus Name,

Tyrone

Who Has Ears To Hear The Truth About Sin?

I would like to share somethings with all who have ears to hear. If there is something absolutely grievous for the Lord is SIN. God indeed loves the sinner but NOT the sin(s) in them! So, God will do everything He can to draw people to Himself and Father them. But at the same time, He will speak the truth to the people in order for them to get rid of the sin/sins inside themselves. It is up to each one to obey what He will direct them to do, because He will always give the solution , BUT the only thing He will ask from you is to REPENT, BELIEVE His words and OBEY His command to you.

This is simple but the problem when God opens up what it is wrong with each one of us, we end up facing that we MUST DO something to change the situation, and guess what? MANY of us prefer to be as we are, missing the day of our visitation and missing the LIFE God has for each one of us which is ETERNAL.

How are you today? Do you face any of those changes the Lord is asking you to do in your life but you choose to keep sinning? What are you going to miss obeying God? NOTHING! We lose everything while we are slaves of sin, while we are serving satan and the world, but when you are serving God you just gain for your soul and what do you gain? Your Life Eternal and NO MORE separation with God, but now an intimate relationship with your Creator! So, do not wait one more minute to repent, believe and obey HIM!

Check these Scriptures below and meditate in them for the sake of your own soul:

1 John 4:6-7

We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

Are you listening to the voice of God when He was/is speaking to you through His chosen vessels or through the ways He used and you already know? Or even now, are you listening to what the Lord is speaking to you?

Isaiah 59:1-2

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Do not deceive yourself thinking that you are going to be able to be in the body of Christ and keep sinning and God is hearing you! The Lord hears the prayers of those who REPENT from their sins and turn away from them! These are those who He helps and saves through obedience to His words!!!

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Paul is talking to the Body of Christ here!

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Below are some of the works of the flesh (those who do not walk in the Spirit of God) and also those who have the fruit of the Spirit:

Galatians 5:19-26

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders,drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
 
I hope this short message can encourage you to keep away from sin, I also hope that if you are in sin that you may believe, repent from your sins and give your life completely to God to direct and guide you, be baptized and you shall receive the Holy Spirit of God to empower you NOT to sin.
 
God bless your soul,
 
In Christ,
Cynthia R. Palmer