Topic: Never Outgrow Obedience – Higher Every Day by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi | Date: Tuesday May 8, 2018.
“Esther had not yet showed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him”(Esther 2:20)
Obedience is a key virtue that we must manifest as we develop and grow from childhood to adulthood. In our relationship with God, in particular, we virtue that cannot do without obedience. Quarles declared, “let the ground of all religious actions be obedience, examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions the secret of Esther’s success. She was fully obedient to her guardian cousin, Mordecai. Mordecai was a mere guard at the king’s gate. But Esther became a national figure- a Queen. However, she did not disregard his godly counsels.
As a youth, your bocly development that makes you resemble an adult does not really make you wise enough to make right decisions without the guidance of elders. No matter the knowledge you have acquired through information technology and school education, be humble and obey your parents in all godly matters. The tendency to separate from your parents and elders may arise in you. It is the pathway to damnation. God’s command to children that a blessing is attached to is obedience to parents.
Challenge: Homes and nations collapse where there is no regard for obedience.
Prayer: Lord, keep me obedient and submissive to godly counsels.
Quote: Obedience is a key virtue that we must manifest
Bible Reading in one Year: Luke 15:13-18.
