When playing a game, there are rules involved, so if you intend to make heads way in the game you need to adhere to the rules of the game. Adherence to rules doesn’t only apply to games alone but to life also. Many times we do things and it doesn’t work out, it wasn’t because what you wanted wasn’t going to work, but you didn’t follow simple instructions. Also, just the way rules change in games, they also change in life but does this happen when following God?
Now, we don’t live in the dispensation of the law but of grace [ref. Hebrews 8:7]. But even with the change in dispensation, there are still rules guiding them. Let’s quickly swing back in time to the story of a man of God in the bible from 1 Kings 13. God sent this man of God to King Jeroboam about his idolatry and what was to come on him if he didn’t change his ways. For the man of God, God instructed him saying, “You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came” 1 Kings 13:9 (NKJV); these were simple instructions given to the man of God. But as I’ve said before, when following God you need to know how He speaks to you and answers your prayers, so that you don’t get deceived. Why is this? Because the man of God was deceived by an old prophet who told him an angel spoke to him by the word of the LORD to bring the man of God back that he may eat and drink, but the old prophet was lying to him [ref. 1 Kings 13:18]. The man of God was killed by a lion on his way for not following simple instructions.
In this dispensation, God doesn’t punish us for not following His instructions but we punish ourselves when we end up with the wrong result order than what we expect. The Holy Spirit is our guide who tells us what we are to do; we are just to follow the simple instructions to prevent trouble or bad result; but when we choose not to follow these simple instructions we become blind to the dangers ahead because we neglected God. The good news is God would lift us up when we turn to Him with humility.
Many of us think since we are in the dispensation of grace, there are no rules, so we could sin as we want; but that’s wrong. This is because when you accept Jesus as LORD, a new Spirit takes over which is NOT the Spirit of sin; that’s why Apostle Paul said in Romans 6:1-2 which says, “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" The bible also says, “For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” 1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV.
You can’t sit on the fence, you just have to serve somebody; either the devil or God; but the good news is that God treats us as Sons and not slaves. So what you think are difficult instructions are just simple instructions which is to live your life which is the same life as God’s (this only happens when you accept Jesus Christ as LORD of your life); it’s all because of His love for us, and this is the gospel truth.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)
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