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Obedience and Surrender

Welcome!  Let’s talk about obedience.

In General Patton’s Principles for Life and Leadership, General George S. Patton, Jr. says:

Picking the right leader is the most important task of any commander. I line up the candidates and say, “Men, I want a trench dug behind warehouse ten. Make this trench eight feet long, three feet wide and six inches deep.”

While the men are checking their tools out, I watch them from a distance. They puzzle over why I want such a shallow trench. They argue over whether six inches is deep enough.

Some complain that such a trench should be dug with power equipment. Others gripe that it is too hot or too cold to dig. If the men are above the rank of lieutenant, there will be complaints that they should not be doing such lowly labor.

Finally, one man will order, “What difference does it make what he wants to do with this trench! Let’s get it dug and get out of here.”

That man will get the promotion. Pick the man who can get the job done! Choose a man who obeys.

God, too, is looking for people to whom He can give authority and responsibility. Like Patton, He gives people jobs and watches to see how they respond. Most of all, God is looking for obedience and faithfulness.

True obedience is not forced. Actually, forced obedience is not obedience at all. Obedience is submission, or yielding to authority.

We will not be able to stand before God and say, “I intended to accept you as my Savior. I intended to help out more at church. I intended to witness to my neighbor. I intended to be a better friend.” Remember, delayed obedience will not count.

Take time to visit us regularly this month as we discover how to develop a heart of obedience.


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