Heaven Land Devotions - Love Surrenders

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This morning I was reading in the first chapter of Jonah how he deliberately disobeyed God. The result in his disobeying was that it detrimentally put everybody else's lives in jeopardy and great risk.

In a moment of reflecting on this I considered that obedience most always has to do with more than just one person who obeys or disobeys. No man or woman is an island. Our acts of disobedience can and will directly affect and impact other lives. Sometimes very badly.

God will not force a person to obey, but will allow their unruly acts of defiance that cause hurt to others, to in turn hurt the disobey-er. The mariners on the ship found out it was Jonah which explained the "great tempest." Our disobedience will at times bring a "great tempest" to others lives.

There is much more depth in understanding that singular acts of obedience have powerful outcomes in lives for the wonderful good. Else while acts of disobedience can bring harm to the innocent people around us. Make sure that when you know the Lord wants you to obey Him in any matter great or small, make sure you consider the consequences.

Remember, obedience is surrender to God's loving will which only brings about the "goodness of God that endureth continually." Psalm 52:1. You can rely on it.

“Love for God is obedience; love for God is holiness. To love God and to love man is to be conformed to the image of Christ, and this is salvation.”

― Charles H. Spurgeon, All of Grace