Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Obeying God when obeying isn’t easy”
Our Bible verse for today: “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching.” John 14:23 (NIV)
Our thought for today: “Obeying God isn’t always easy, but it is always right.”
I love those times when the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and all is right in my world. It feels so good, and it’s so easy to be good. I smile a lot, feed stray dogs, help little old ladies across the street, and joyfully drop that $5 bill in the Salvation Army Red Kettle. Boy, I’ll bet Jesus is proud of me!
But how about when times are not so good? When the sunny skies turn dark and threatening, when the singing birds turn into circling buzzards, when I find myself needing to take $5 out of the kettle instead of putting $5 in, how’s my attitude and conduct then? Does the little old lady have to get herself across the street? Does the dog get kicked instead of fed? Is God the Father needing to spank me rather than reward me?
As the people of God we are called to live Biblically – obedient to His commands, whether times are good or bad, whether doing so is easy or hard. In fact, the truth is that obedience to God is even more important, and more meaningful, when circumstances make that obedience harder than it would otherwise be.
This month we will explore the idea of obeying God even when obeying Him isn’t easy. We’ll consider it in terms of evangelism, ethics, relationships, attitude, and much more. We’ll learn from and be inspired by, the examples of those who have obeyed Him in some of the toughest circumstances imaginable, and we’ll see why it is that even though obeying God often is not easy, it is always right and it is always best.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 