Scripture: Genesis 17:1-2
“I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully
and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will
greatly increase your numbers.”
Why should we walk faithfully and be blameless
before God? Because He’s God Almighty. That’s it. That’s all the claim to our
allegiance and our obedience He needs. We obey Him because He’s our God, our
Creator. It is His right to command us.
But what I love about Him is the fact that He also
rewards obedience. He doesn’t have to. He could simply demand our loyalty and
unswerving following of His rules and offer us nothing in return.
But He doesn’t do that. He never does that. He is
a giving God. When we obey Him, He rewards us with more than our faithfulness
deserves. In Genesis 17, He gives Abraham Himself when He offers to enter into
a covenant with Him. He also enters into a covenant with us, and rather than
giving us the promise of many descendants, He promises us eternal life.
Is your obedience worth eternal life? Is it worth being
in a covenant, a relationship with God Almighty? I know my obedience isn’t worth
all that, but God gives it to me anyway.
Take some time today to thank Him for His
generosity toward you. And remember, He deserves your loyalty simply because of
who He is, but He also rewards you for it, because that’s who He is.
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