Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience

[Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience]( Current Teaching Series [A Toolbox for Life: Skills You Need to Succeed]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience]( By Rick Warren — 04/15/2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( “Without delay I hurry to obey your commands.” Psalm 119:60 (GNT) The Bible is full of life instructions. They’re called the commands of God. He expects you to obey his commands right away, and he expects you to obey them fully. Imagine if a parent tells a child to do something and he or she says, “I’ll think about it.” Wouldn’t there be consequences? But people do that to God all the time. God says he wants you to do something, and you say, “I’ll think about it.” But you don’t have that kind of authority. It’s no different from a child telling a parent, “I’ll think about it.” When the Creator of the universe tells you to do something, he expects you to do it—now. Every parent knows delayed obedience is disobedience. God also wants you to obey his commands fully. You can’t pick and choose, making one lists of the instructions you’ll follow and another of those you won’t. Partial obedience is disobedience. The Bible says, “Without delay I hurry to obey your commands” (Psalm 119:60 GNT). That means you don’t pause to question God’s instructions before you obey them. You obey first—and seek understanding later. In fact, you won’t fully understand many of God’s commands until you’ve first obeyed them. In many cases, it’s your obedience that unlocks your understanding. So what has God told you to do that you haven’t started doing yet? What are you waiting for? God has your best interests at heart. Go ahead and do what he’s told you to do. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Have you had an experience in your past when you delayed obeying God and it had serious consequences? What happened? What did you learn from it? - When have you obeyed God even though you didn’t fully understand his command? What were the consequences? - What has God told you to do that you’re delaying? Will you choose to obey him now? The post [Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( [Get the Toolbox for Life Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope]( Sincere desire and determination alone are not enough to succeed in life. True success comes by working God's way — and the Bible is full of instruction to help! That’s why Pastor Rick put together A Toolbox for Life — a 4-session DVD and workbook study kit to help you discover and develop essential skills found in the Bible that pave the way for success. Skills that will equip you to be more effective as you lead in your home, work, school, and community. [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 4 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series A Toolbox for Life. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: Ignoring the Naysayers Message 2: Knowing What Matters Most Message 3: Maximizing Your Strengths Message 4: Learning to Be Both Fast and Slow [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? Listen to Pastor Rick’s daily audio teaching at [PastorRick.com]( Did someone forward this devotional to you? [Subscribe to Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Devotional.]( As the founding pastor of Saddleback Church with his wife Kay, Dr. Rick Warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in California with campuses in major cities around the world. As an author, his book [The Purpose Driven Life]( is one of the best-selling nonfiction books in publishing history. It has been translated into 74 languages and sold more than 50 million copies in all formats. His book [The Purpose Driven Church]( was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the century. Rick also founded [The PEACE Plan]( to address five global issues—spiritual emptiness, self-serving leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracy—through the power of ordinary people in the local church. You can listen to Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope, his daily 25-minute audio teaching, and sign up for his free daily devotionals at [PastorRick.com](. © 2021 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission. You can unsubscribe by clicking the link below. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, 23182 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, United States