FOLLOW THE LORD
You shall follow what is altogether
just, that you may live and inherit the land which the LORD your God is giving
you. Deuteronomy 16:20
Once
we have heard the voice of the Lord, we need to follow.
The
word “follow” means to deliberately decide to comply with instruction. It is a
deliberate choice for the child of God to follow the voice of the Heavenly
Father. We need to deliberately decide to follow the Lord's instructions and to
do what He tells us to do.
As
you get to know the Lord better, you will come to realize that when He calls
you, it is always worth obeying. When He says something, it is for your
benefit. If He says, “Go this way,” it is because He has green pastures and
still waters for you. If He says, "Stop! Don't do that,” it is because He
is trying to protect you from potential danger, possibly something that is even
life-threatening.
The
fact that God speaks to us is clear throughout the pages of Scripture. To some,
like Moses, God spoke audibly. To others, like the prophet Elijah, He spoke
quietly on at least one occasion.
Often
we look for the big events, the earth-shaking circumstances in which God
speaks. And many times He is speaking to us, but it is in a still, small voice.
We should try turning off the television, the radio, and the telephone and just
listen. With all the noise in our world, with all the information that bombards
us, we can hear all those voices but miss the most important voice of all. Maybe
one reason we don't hear Him is because we never stop and listen.
When
God Almighty speaks to you in that still, small voice, do you listen? Do you
follow Him?
Prayer: Pray for an obedient heart to
follow the Lord with all your heart.
Scriptural Reading: Deuteronomy 16:18-20
