God?s Commands Are Always Creative

"Obey me, and I will be your God and you shall be my people: only do as I say and all shall be well" (Jer 7:23).

God never commands us to do something that is detrimental or unwise. There are times when we feel that to do what is right is so costly that it can only be harmful to our interests. We do not dispute the rightness of what should be done, but the cost of such an action makes us shrink from doing it.

The trouble is that we see the situation from a human angle and therefore it is incomplete and imperfect. We must have patience and not forget that the Eternal God sees the picture in its completeness. It is essential, though often not easy, to be obedient to God. There may be momentary difficulties, sacrifices and set-backs, but God is in debt to no man, and if we have the courage and wisdom to obey Him we will have the thrilling experience of seeing Him at work in our lives and in our affairs. This is one of the things that make a vital Christianity so utterly satisfying, the fact that God works His perfect will in our lives when you are obedient to His holy will.

Bro Stanford Kuuzha (Magunje, Zimbabwe)