I delayed not to keep thy command

No one can have a meaningful walk with the Lord without obedience. Obedience is what makes you submit to the Lord’s biddings. As Christians, we have a duty not only to obey but to obey promptly. 

When it comes to obedience, your response must not delay. It must be on time. Your walk with the Lord requires that you obey every instruction you receive from him in a swift manner. You must know that to respond to the Lord’s instructions and guidance at a later date when you can do it in the “now” is nothing but disobedience. 

You see, delayed obedience is disobedience. Divine timing may render your late response irrelevant. Anytime you put to the future what God expects of you today is an act of disobedience.

You can’t say you want to obey God in your own time and convenience for things to go well with your life. There are many people who have backlogs when it comes to obeying God. They have things that God has instructed them to do that are still hanging. The truth is that God won’t wait anyway. He will leave you or allow you to learn the hard way.

In obeying the Lord, know that God will sometimes instruct you through His word, or by the Holy Spirit or through your pastor. Whichever way you are instructed; you must not slack in obeying the word that has come to you. God’s instructions towards us are not burdensome (Mathew 11:28-30). Yield your heart and delight in obeying the Lord.

Delays in obeying the Lord can cost you dearly. For instance, if the Lord instructed you through His word or through your pastor to live in a certain way or get something done last year and you have still not done anything about that, you don’t need anyone to tell you that you are moving towards having a difficult life in the future.

Prompt or timely obedience will save you and help you greatly. 

Read: Psalm 119:60 “I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments”.

Prayer: Father, I pray that I will never slack when it comes to obeying you. I speak into my life that I will always be quick and fast to obey any instruction that comes from the lord. in Jesus name, Amen!