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The
Importance of Obedience
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With
one of Montana's worst fire seasons in history behind us, I am reminded
of the Colorado fire a few years back on Storm King Mountain that took
the lives of a number of firefighters. When the wind shifted, the men
and women who were down in a gully started to run up the hillside when
their training kicked in which told them not to outrun a fire, and so
each one laid down and wrapped themselves in an aluminum fireproof bag
to allow the fire to burn over them. Each one, except three out of the
eleven.
In an interview on TV, the three told their individual stories. When the winds shifted, each one had an impulse to run to the top of the ridge, but their training had taught them to not attempt outrunning the fire. Seeing the ridge was NOT that far away, they each individually hesitated, when a small still voice spoke into their minds and said to run to the top of the ridge. Without further question, the two men and one woman ran for it and survived. Scripture tells us that the Spirit and the flesh are at emnity with each other. In other words, simply put, what the Lord would speak into our minds and hearts will oftentimes be contrary to what the world and our flesh would speak to us. In the refining fire we are each fighting in our individual lives every day, it is crucial that we learn to first QUIET our lives - in order to hear this still small voice inside each one of us, otherwise, the 'voices' of the world around us will be the ones we respond to. It has been said 'if the devil can't get you to sin, he'll get you too busy...'. Scripture says, (and it's still true today), "MY sheep hear My voice and they know Me and they follow Me..." Our society frowns upon those who say they 'hear voices', and yet the Bible has record of it - and it's not wrong....."many voices have gone out into the world; all of them without significance.." I Cor.13:10. In order to continue our walk through this firey furnace called life and come out NOT even smelling of smoke, we must hear the voice of God and then obey it. His voice oftentimes runs contrary to the natural or carnal voice of our inner man, and so it's imperative that we learn to discern His voice NOW, for the cares and concerns and ideas of the world are only going to get louder in our lives and our walking according to His plan and His leading is ever so important, so that unlike the firefighters who perished on Storm King Mountain, we will survive. He is the Mighty Counselor and the Prince of Peace. May we each follow His leading through the Green Pastures and beside the Still Waters. |
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Importance Of Obedience * lindie gibson * echoes of the heart * livingston, montana * |
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