Walk in Obedience

I had to drag myself out of bed this morning. I'm barely awake now! I don't know why I am so tired. I could go back to sleep for at least three more hours. And the sad thing is, last night, I knew I was tired but I didn't go to bed any earlier than usual. That was not a smart move on my behalf because right about now - I'm struggling!

Isn't that familiar though? We know what we should do, but we don't do it and end up paying the consequences for it later. We know what the Bible says because we are good students of the Word, but sometimes we don't do what we know to be the right thing to do. And then we are chastised for our disobedience. We don't have to think too far back to recall an experience where we were disobedient. And, the same applies for our society at-large. Are we not seeing the results of disobedience every night on the news?

So, here's the deal. Let's pray for one another that we will walk in obedience to the Lord at all times and that we will use sound judgment in all our ways. Luke 11:28 captures this request by saying: "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

Test Your Bible Knowledge

I don't know about you, but I like an examination from time to time to test my knowledge on a subject. Yeah...right. I hear you. I'm not all together too fond of the actual test taking, but I do love to see how much I know. Sometimes, you know more than you think you do.

In my weekly Bible study at Springfield Baptist, we are studying the book of Isaiah. We have a review posted on our site of the first 15 chapters. If you are interested in taking the review for your own knowledge (of course, you would not have to turn your review in), then feel free to follow this link. Enjoy!

Rough Edges


Male or female, I think the verdict is in. We prefer things to be smooth. But the reality of the situation is that often times, our circumstances are not smooth. They are rough some times. Some situations are rough around the edges and yet some are just plain rough everywhere.

Just think about a manicure or pedicure. First there is the cutting away of the bad or overgrown stuff. God takes care of that. And then there is the shaping of the remaining by filing down the sharp edges and buffing out the rough spots - making everything smooth. And then a protective layer is laid. He does that too.

But we still have a part to play. We have to submit to the cutting away and the shaping. We have to recognize that we have some places in our lives where we need help. And we have to recognize that our Lord is the only place to go. I know that some of us are loyal to a particular “salon” because of the way that they take care of our “nails.” This day, I ask “Are you loyal to God?” Because the truth of the matter is, nobody takes care of you the way that He does.