06/27/20 ANOTHER INTERRUPTION OF “ESTHER IN 24 CPs” — In Deuteronomy 28:15 (CSB) Moses told the Hebrews, “But if you DO NOT OBEY the Lord your God by CAREFULLY FOLLOWING ALL HIS COMMANDS AND STATUTES I am giving you today, ALL THESE CURSES will come and overtake you…”

I KNOW that NONE of us is an Old Testament Hebrew. But the Bible is clear—GOD DOES NOT CHANGE! He gave US His Words, Laws, Statutes, Decrees, Commands, Judgments, Instruction, Precepts, … And He EXPECTS His People to OBEY them! NONE of these is an Option, a Suggestion, Rule of Thumb, Heuristic, an Opinion, “Another View Point,” or a “Good Idea”! Many OT and NT verses stress that OBEDIENCE is the KEY to enjoying God’s BLESSINGS for BOTH QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

These days American preachers, Christian leaders and teachers seem to be consumed with proclaiming God’s LOVE for us and our Love for Him. But both the OT and NT make it abundantly clear—to LOVE God and Jesus is to OBEY Them; to DISOBEY them is NOT to LOVE Them. A contemporary way to say this might be, “GOD’S ONLY LOVE LANGUAGE IS OBEDIENCE!” Let’s Get With It! ( Esther: 14 MORE CPs — STAY TUNED! )