Trust & Obey – There is no other way
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
As a parent what would be your greatest desire for your children to understand about your role as their parent? Let me put it this way; it could simply be grouped into two large headings of what to do, and what not to do. The foundation of parenting is obedience from the earliest age, and even most other sects can be brought under these two headings. Early in life we are simply trying to keep them from killing themselves by countless scenarios. As life goes on many times that is a continual lesson, but it changes into allowing them to grow, but also trusting our advice. So many times our parenting skills come from our own personal lessons, and not wanting our children to make the same mistakes in life. Parenting at it’s core is one of trust; it is bred from the infancy of food and care, to the childhood years of “you will get hurt if you do that,” to the young adult years of self-will allowance with a blend of advice, prayer, and trust. Our Christian growth follows the same pattern; God is providing for us as his children along the same stages of growth into his disciples.
Chapter six in the book of Isaiah is his incredible call into ministry; an incredible call for a tough ministry to preach a confrontational ministry that made him quite unpopular. But Isaiah was faithful and obedient to God’s call on his life; he loved and trusted God so much he knew he must be obedient to what God had laid on his heart. I pray their is a point in your Christian growth that God reveals the weight of sin to you; there will be such a move by just a glimpse of understanding his grace and mercy, your heart will be transformed into obedience from realizing how much he loves you. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” Isaiah experienced a transformation with a live coal from a seraphim in a glimpse of heaven; Jesus can do that same work in your heart with a glimpse of the understanding of Salvation. 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”
Simply stated, if you are not an obedient Christian, you are living a lie. God does not give you the salvation you desire, and allow you to live your life as you desire. He will continually call you to sacrifice yourself for kingdom work. This life is not about you, it is about preparation for the eternal one to come. What did God lay on your heart recently? Was it a sin that needed repentance; was it to serve, or publicly pray, or witness to someone; was it a call to obey that took you out of your comfort zone? The list is countless but only between you and God. You both know what he laid on your heart and if you were obedient. Every step of obedience is another step closer to heaven. Every step of obedience is drawing you closer to Jesus Christ. Every step of obedience shows your God, your Savior, and all those that witness your life here, the level of faith and trust you have in him. Do you trust and obey?
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