“For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the
iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you,
then you will be my people, and I will be your God. But your ancestors did not
listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own evil
desires. And because they refused to obey, I brought upon them all the curses
described in this covenant" [Jeremiah 11:4,8]
“Father, why is obedience so very important to you?”
“My dear child, obedience is the heart of our relationship together. The pathway to blessing that fulfills you at the deepest level of your heart is the pathway of obedience. Obedience is worship and worship is something you choose to do. You can choose to follow your selfish desires or you can submit your selfish desires and live for my plans and purposes. My dear child, obedience never restricts. Obedience liberates. Obedience sets you free from the often cruel tyranny of self. Limit your dependence upon rationalism. Trust Me and obey. There is, my beloved, no other way to be truly happy and content.”