Daily Devotional

-July 25, 2021-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

-Hasten To Obey God’s Word-

“I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments.”

(Psalm 119:60).

The psalmist hastened to obey the Word without delay. The word haste is defined as, “Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.” The word hasten means, “Be quick to do something.” When something is very important to you, you do it immediately. There is no time to waste, no room for procrastination. On the other hand, when you don’t want to do something, you put it off as long as possible.

Spending time with Lord in prayer and in the Word is not only important but vital to our spiritual growth. It should be the first priority of our day. When Jesus was here in earth, he rose very early in the morning, while it was still dark to commune with the Father. Our days are hectic and it so essential that we seek the Lord and His guidance for our day. He speaks to us through His Word as we read it and meditate on it.

When God tells us to do something, we need to do it right way without delay. When God told Abraham to take Isaac, his beloved son, and offer him to the Lord, it was the hardest thing he had to do. Even so, he arose early in the morning and set out to obey God’s command. God tested his faith as well as his obedience. God stopped him from slaying his son and provided a ram in his place for Abraham to sacrifice as a burnt offering.

When we do God’s will and obey Him right away, we are pleasing Him. In the military when your commander gives you an order, you do it immediately; in the workplace, when the boss says to do something, you do it now; when your teacher gives you an assignment, you get it done forthwith. How much more should obey the Lord who loves us so much!

The hymn writer James H. Sammis wrote, “Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet, or we’ll walk by His side in the way; what He says we will do, where He sends we will go, never fear only trust and obey.” The priest Eli told Samuel what to say when God called out to him, “Speak, for Your servant hears” (1 Samuel 3:10).

Let us then hasten to obey God’s Word. Mary told the servants at the wedding at Cana of Galilee, “Whatever He says to you, do it” (John 2:5). They filled the water pots with water, Jesus turned the water into win. God always blesses immediate and willing obedience.

Have a blessed day obeying the Lord right away in every way. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean