What Now 2 Do

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Psalm 1:6 NIV Sometimes I think about the accomplishments of others and, just for a moment, I wonder, what if . . .? But then, almost immediately, I am reminded that...

There are times when we are desperate for deliverance from our pain. And even though we know exactly what to do, we resist. Or we may go part of the way, and balk at the details. We may even be indignant to the point of missing out on the blessing that will come from...

We might think that if we are obedient to God, this will lead to significant success. But that is not God's purpose. God's purpose is that we be fully surrendered and dependent on Him. And that we turn to him to help us navigate the storms of life. His purpose is...

So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves! When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them. This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will...

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog - it’s here a little while, then...

We cannot do what God does, and God will not do what we can do. God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him. We have to do that ourselves. We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves - God does that. We must work out...

Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream,...

True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences. A. W. Tozer

The Lord speaks to us in many ways every day, including through His Word. Whenever God speaks to us, we must respond. If He tells us to stop worrying, that’s what we do. If He tells us to tame our temper, that’s what we do. If He tells us to go to the ends of the...

As a society, we are obsessed with the immediate. Email, the internet, and our quest for the quick fix. But the true, time-tested prescription for discipleship is a long obedience in the same direction. (Psalm 120 - 134) Eugene Peterson [Paraphrased]

Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord, your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to him than in your offering the fat of rams to him. 1...

We are fixated on victory. On winning against this or that sin, etcetera. God is fixated on obedience.