Daily Devotional
The Principle Of Obedience
October 24, 2017
Ponder This
The greatest principle is that of obedience to God, and it always takes priority over the lesser principle of obedience to men. You can find examples of this throughout the Bible.
If they told me not to preach anymore, I’m just going to keep on preaching! They may take off my head, but I’m going to keep on preaching because God has told me to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And if that’s disobedience, so be it!
The Pharaoh in Moses’ day said that all the little boy babies were to be killed. Well, the godly midwives would not kill the little boy babies. That was disobedience. And if you work in a hospital and they’re performing an abortion, you just say, "I’m out of here." Now it was the law in Herod’s day, but they did not do it. Daniel was told, "Daniel, you cannot pray!" But Daniel prayed.
The church is not the servant of the state. The church is not the master of the state. The church is the conscience of the state. We will be civil, but we will not be silent.
Acts 5:29 says, “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
