I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
Psalm 119:60 (ESV)
Unless it is raining or the mercury drops below 0F, Roxie starts my day off with a walk. Although I may complain at times about losing the extra half hour of sleep, it is really a good way to start the day. But before we can get started, the harness and leash have to go on Roxie.
Each morning Roxie is so ready to hit the road just the act of sitting long enough to get strapped in is almost more than she can handle. She will sit, but not patiently or all that willingly. Some mornings a stern voice is required. Even though she knows the walk depends on the harness and leash, she still resists the obedience required.
How often I am like that with my obedience to God? Even though I know obedience will bring the best for my life, I am in a hurry or distracted by other things or just plain stubborn. Most often the obedience comes, but I do not hasten, and I delay in keeping His commandments.
I wonder how much lost sleep, wasted money, and missed opportunities have resulted from my lack of eager, immediate obedience. Sure I get around to obeying, but in the interim I miss out on blessings.
While obedience is a good first goal, perhaps as a Christian matures, the goal should become immediate obedience. No delays. No "when I feel like it". Hasten, do not delay to keep God's commandments.
Roxie can't go on the walk she loves until she is obedient. If blessings are dependent on obedience, then the sooner we obey, the sooner the blessings will manifest themselves in our lives.
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