Wednesday, June 25, 2008
GOD COMMANDS
Late! The snooze monster always manages to catch me at the very last minute. But on top of that, all you working people will know the prowess of the morning traffic. So a late snooze plus bad traffic, not nice.
Meanwhile, I chanted to myself what I always tell R.O.C.K. 4 (my team for C.O.D.E. R.E.D.), must be ‘zai’, which is hokkien for ‘steady’. Then I remembered when the scripture says “Be anxious for nothing” (Philipians 4:6). So while Madonna sings “VOGUE” on my portable stereo, I took out Maximized Manhood by Edwin Louis Cole and began reading.
God came.
In Colossians 1:16, it shows the relationship between God and His creations. ”All things were created through Him and for Him.” And often, so many people overlook the “for” in that verse. Being made for somebody also means that we are bound to Him. And we are to follow Him.
But this is not just about following God. It is about obeying God. So many a times, we hear people say, why don’t you try this?
Why don’t you try praying?
Why don’t you try fasting?
Why don’t you try going to the Word of God?
Master Yoda of the Jedi says “Do or do not, there is no try.”
But do you know what it means to give God a try? It really means this:
“If God doesn’t come through for me, I will go and try someone else.”
Woah.. What arrogance. It makes us no different from the children of Israel who worshipped the golden calf in the absence of Moses.
And it happens every time. We think God is inviting us to pray, fast, fellowship, and repent. We perceive that we have a choice in whether we want to follow in ALL his ways.
NO. God does not invite.
God Commands.
“… but now commands all men everywhere to repent,” (Acts 17:30)
When faced with a command, we either obey or rebel.
So when we ignore God’s statures and commandments, we are really rebelling against Him.
When a man obeys God, he releases his potential to the fullest. (Cole, 2001, p. 45) And because God’s ways are higher than ours, He knows when the best timing, place and situation to release that latent potential to its maximum impact.
So when we turn away from the voice of God, we miss the chance to better and develop ourselves.
But most importantly, we rebel against God.
We have turned our backs on Him, the all-powerful, all knowing and all-seeing God. (Cole, 2001, p. 45).
Hear and obey the almighty my beloved brethren.
References:
Cole, E. (2001). Maximized Manhood. United States of America. Whitetaker House.
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