Quickly Obey

“If you are grateful for what God has done in your past,
you will be trustful of what He will do in your future.”
Pastor Dave Hess
Christ Community Church



Quickly Obey

“Jesus then said to them, I assure you,
most solemnly I tell you,
Moses did not give you the Bread from heaven
[what Moses gave you was not the Bread from heaven],
but it is My Father Who gives you
the true heavenly Bread.”
John 6:32 Amplified Bible

Jesus instructs us to ask for “daily bread” from our heavenly Father.
“Pray, therefore, like this:
Our Father Who is in heaven,
hallowed (kept holy) be Your name.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven
(left, remitted, and let go of the debts,
and have given up resentment against) our debtors.
And lead (bring) us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.”
Matthew 6:9-13 Amplified Bible (my emphasis bold)

It is essential that we seek God's presence and direction
each morning, and throughout the day,
for His daily word for our lives… our daily bread… the Bread of Life… the Living Word!
Seeking the guidance of the Lord means
that we will walk assured
that His presence accompanies us through our day.
His Word and His Spirit will give us direction for each day,
and it is important that we be quick to obey that word… our daily bread.

We must endeavor to be quickly obedient to God,
even if we don’t fully understand, or if the task seems difficult.
Abraham rose early in the morning in order to sacrifice Isaac on the altar.
God blessed his obedience
and provided a ram as an acceptable sacrifice in place of Isaac.

“So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey,
and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac;
and he split the wood for the burnt offering,
and then began the trip to the place of which God had told him.
On the third day Abraham looked up
and saw the place in the distance.
And Abraham said to his servants,
Settle down and stay here with the donkey,
and I and the young man will go yonder and worship
and come again to you.
Then Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering
and laid it on [the shoulders of ] Isaac his son,
and he took the fire (the firepot) in his own hand,
and a knife; and the two of them went on together.
And Isaac said to Abraham, My father!
And he said, Here I am, my son. [Isaac] said,
See, here are the fire and the wood,
but where is the lamb for the burnt sacrifice?
Abraham said, My son, God Himself will provide a lamb
for the burnt offering.
So the two went on together.
When they came to the place of which God had told him,
Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order
and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand
and took hold of the knife to slay his son.
But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven
and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.
And He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him;
for now I know that you fear and revere God,
since you have not held back from Me
or begrudged giving Me your son, your only son.
Then Abraham looked up and glanced around,
and behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns.
And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up
for a burnt offering and an ascending sacrifice instead of his son!
So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide.
And it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it will be provided.
Genesis 22:3-14 Amplified Bible

David also rose early in the morning when he went out to meet Goliath.
Jesus, often rose early to seek His Father’s will.
Can we afford to do less?

Let all the upright in heart praise the Lord…

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