Obedience

Thoughts from May 14th devotional:

On that very day Abraham [did]... as God told him. (Gen 17:23)

"Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is, for delayed obedience is disobedience. Each time God calls upon us to do something, He is offering to make a covenant with us. Our part is to obey, and then He will do His part to send a special blessing."

"Martin Luther once said, 'A true believer will crucify, or put to death, the question, 'Why?' He will simply obey without questioning.' And I refuse to be one of those people who 'unless... [I] see miraculous signs and wonders... will never believe" (John 4:48). I will obey without questioning."

"Ours not to make reply,

Ours not to reason why,

Ours but to do and die."

"Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience is the early blossom on the tree of faith." Christina Rossetti