Marching Orders #3
My husband and I were out taking a hike in this beautiful area. The vegetation was very lush and green. As we were walking we came upon a creek and to cross it you had to step on some slippery stones. I could see that the water was very low and it would be simple to cross. However, my husband said, “Take my hand and cross with me.” I said, “Nope! I got it!” I did make the first two stones, but by the third stone my foot slipped off and into the water I fell! I jammed my finger in the rocks and it begin to swell. We had to end our hike and get to a store to put ice on my hand.
My finger throbbed all that day and night so much that I went into emergency the following morning. They put my finger in a splint and when it was healed I was sent to physical therapy for six weeks to get my finger to stretch out correctly. The finger is still crooked, but it is a great reminder of what happens when you don’t follow instructions; even the very simple ones that are given.
God told Adam not to eat of the tree of “Good and Evil” in the garden. Obviously, Adam clearly told Eve because she told those same instructions to Satan when he asked her about the tree. Eve knew right from wrong. She knew the consequences of disobeying the instructions given by God, but she chose to follow her own will. Many times when we chose to disobey orders that are given. We think that we know the consequences of our choices, but in reality we have no idea of the impact they have on our lives.
Scripture teaches us that, “The husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Ephesians 5:23-24, ESV My husband gave me instructions when he said, “Give me your hand,” and I said “No!” I believe that if he had said, “Do you want to hold my hand?” maybe things would have been different. But because I chose not to follow the simple instructions, I suffered the consequences. When we honor those over us, as we honor Christ, we will only have the best results!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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