"Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief." - Edwin Louis Cole
How so much true, I find this quote by Edwin Louis Cole. Disobedience
is a result of unbelief. Take for instance, Eve. Her unbelief in God's
command caused her to eat the forbidden fruit.
In the first war of Silesia, King Frederick decided on a crucial alteration of war plans. So he ordered that under pain of death, neither fire nor candle should be burning in the tents after a certain hour. He went round the camp himself, to see that his orders were obeyed. As he passed by Captain Zietern’s camp, he perceived a light. He entered, and found the captain sealing a letter, which he had just written to his wife, whom he tenderly loved. "What are you doing there?" asked the king: "Do you not know the orders?" Zietern threw himself at his feet, and begged for mercy. "Sit down," said the king, "and add a few words I shall dictate." The officer obeyed, and the king dictated: "Tomorrow I shall perish on the scaffold." Zietern wrote it, and he was executed the next day.
That single act by Eve, turned our world upside down, exposing us all to the fury of Satan and sin. Like Eve, Zietern also bore the consequences of his disobedience, and put his beloved wife into misery of widowhood. Sin, or disobedience to God's command might not necessarily every time result in instant punishment, but there are dire consequences. The time to repent, amend our ways is NOW! Stop cheating, lying, fornication, and that unforgiving attitude isn't physically or spiritually healthy...drop it, preserve a life!
In the first war of Silesia, King Frederick decided on a crucial alteration of war plans. So he ordered that under pain of death, neither fire nor candle should be burning in the tents after a certain hour. He went round the camp himself, to see that his orders were obeyed. As he passed by Captain Zietern’s camp, he perceived a light. He entered, and found the captain sealing a letter, which he had just written to his wife, whom he tenderly loved. "What are you doing there?" asked the king: "Do you not know the orders?" Zietern threw himself at his feet, and begged for mercy. "Sit down," said the king, "and add a few words I shall dictate." The officer obeyed, and the king dictated: "Tomorrow I shall perish on the scaffold." Zietern wrote it, and he was executed the next day.
That single act by Eve, turned our world upside down, exposing us all to the fury of Satan and sin. Like Eve, Zietern also bore the consequences of his disobedience, and put his beloved wife into misery of widowhood. Sin, or disobedience to God's command might not necessarily every time result in instant punishment, but there are dire consequences. The time to repent, amend our ways is NOW! Stop cheating, lying, fornication, and that unforgiving attitude isn't physically or spiritually healthy...drop it, preserve a life!
Let us pray: Father, help me live holy, in Jesus name.
WISDOM NUGGET: Deuteronomy 28:15
"...if you disobey the Lord your God...all these evil things will happen to you:." - GNT
"...if you disobey the Lord your God...all these evil things will happen to you:." - GNT
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