Obedience - One Good Word a Day
Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. MY PARENTS WERE JUST A FEW YEARS into their marriage with two small children in 1980 when they were headed home one evening. As they drove down their country dirt road, they passed a man walking. He looked rough and out of place since the nearest town was several miles away. Feeling compelled to pick him up, they stopped and offered him a ride. As they drove toward town, he told them how he had two kids, no money, and no food for the last two days. They stopped in town at the only gas station and gave the man all the money they had in their checking account, just a little over nineteen dollars, to buy food for his family. When he asked why they’d helped him, they told him how they’d just become Christians and felt like God had asked them to stop. They left him with their information and told him about the little church community they were a part of, inviting him to join them. What they would not know until months later was that the man and his family had once been Christians themselves. His dad had even been a pastor. But things had happened in the church his dad pastored that had wounded his family, and they had all drifted away from the Lord. My parents’ obedience and sharing the little they had was the catalyst that brought the man back to God. He started bringing his family to the church my parents attended, and over time, his whole family came back into a relationship with Jesus. We never know the impact our actions may have when we act in obedience to what God asks of us. My parents had no idea that this man’s family had been deeply wounded by the church, but God knew and cared enough to want to draw him and his family back. We may not always see the result of our actions, but we can always trust that if God is asking us to do something, he will use it for good. We just have to be willing to obey. Lord, may we listen and obey what you ask of us today. Amen. -Kendra One Good Step: Listen for God’s voice and take the step of obedience when he asks you to.Obedience
