If we obey God it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the sting comes in. If we are in love with our Lord, obedience does not cost us anything, it is a delight, but it costs those who do not love Him a good deal. If we obey God it will mean that other people's plans are upset, and they will gibe us with it — "You call this Christianity?" We can prevent the suffering; but if we are going to obey God, we must not prevent it, we must let the cost be paid.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
The Cost of Obedience
Oswald Chambers makes a surprising and perceptive (and true) statement about the cost of obedience in this morning's devotional.
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I'm not reading MUFHI right now, but remember this one from years ago. My prayer is that the cost in others involves their decision to also give up their own lives to follow Him, rather than that my life be an inconvenience and a thorn in their side. This business of following Jesus is never as simple as we would like! Thanks for a thought-provoking place to land every now and then!
elsie (www.livingmyfaith.blogspot.com)
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