Before Israel could enter their new land, Moses was commanded to set before them the choice for either blessing or curses, and it all hinged on their obedience to the Lord. God seeks our surrender today to Him so that we might fully obey all that He has declared to us in His Word. We, like Israel, have seen God's great favor upon our lives. Could there be a more proper response than our obedience?
Those who were now preparing to enter their new homeland, had been small children when they left Egypt, or maybe not even born yet. But those small children had witnessed the mighty arm of God, working in their midst. They had seen His miracles, favor, and provision. They had also seen the death that had come to the chronically disobedient. They had watched as their fathers failed to keep their covenant promises to their covenant-keeping God. Now it was their generation's turn to make the same promises to obey their God. How would they fare? The choice was up to them, and the results of their lives, whether it be God's blessings or curses, be based on the depth of their obedience to Him.
Today, though believers are under grace (God's favor), that same grace does not mean that when we sin and disobey God's word that we are off the hook. God is our loving Father, and out of His love He will always discipline a wayward child. Consequences are inevitable. That is why it is critical for us to aim carefully at the right target! That target is every word of the Word.
What are you aiming at? Do you start your day thinking about all the ways that you can be obedient to God, or all the ways you can "fudge" what He is really asking you to do? Do you begin your days in a posture of surrender? (Okay, now I really jabbed myself!) God's is not winking at our disobedience. It is not His will that we would claim our human nature as our justification to keep on doing what is displeasing to Him. If the target is walking in the favor and blessing of Almighty God, are your arrows straight and true? Is your aim? God is looking to see where those arrows lie....on the ground, all around the target, or in the bull's eye.
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