Scripture:

Jeremiah 11:4-5

4 which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’ 5 that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ”

When we read that Obedience over Sacrifice, maybe on the surface we don't see it.  Our obedience to His word tells the Lord that we love and trust Him; our obedience becomes worship; it becomes our sacrifice of praise.   It is the picture of having a loving father and not wanting to disappoint Him, so even when He is not around, we keep His wisdom, and we do what He has told us.   Here in today's portion, the Lord reminds His children how He brought them out of great oppression (the iron furnace), telling them, Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God.'   But notice that the blessing of obedience is that we step into His promise of "Abundant Life."

Today our God-Shot is that it is our obedience that leads us into the promises of God; it is our following Christ, doing what He says, that leads us into a life and it more abundantly.  See, when He has your heart, He has your obedience; you walk with Him, you follow His ways because you LOVE Him.   We have in our world made obedience a bad word, but obedience is staying the road that leads to a blessed life and avoiding the things that don't belong in our lives; it is avoiding the pitfalls, because His way is BETTER.

Lord, thank you that your way is better, and when I step into your plan, my life gets better, my world gets better, I get better. Thank you that you desire that I walk in them and reap the full blessing that comes from that. I pray that we will not stray from it to the left or the right in Jesus' name, Amen!