Pandora's Porch: Come, Be Refreshed
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQs
    • About Our Name
    • About the Authors
  • Speaking
  • D-Blog
  • Just for Fun!
  • Contact
  • A Christian Spinster

Command Gifts

3/13/2020

 
The other day I was listening to a message given for chapel at a Christian college and the speaker happened to comment that some feel it is a burden to “have to” go to chapel every week. 
Now my college experience was completely secular and maybe that explains my knee jerk response of:  What could possibly be better than getting credit for going to church?! What a blessing to go to a school where you are required to go church, where the establishment is aiding you in healthy spiritual habits.  It was clear to me that these commands were a gift.
And then I had another thought that made me blush just a bit.  “Are not God’s commands all the same?” 
God has given His commands as gifts.  You will enjoy other people better if you aren’t lying or stealing or killing each other…so God commands us not to.  You will have healthier families if you are faithful to your spouse and love and honor them, if you obey your parents and don’t exasperate your children…so God instructs us accordingly.
These are command gifts.  In all of His commands, God is looking out for us.  And when we fight these rules – we truly fight against our own good, our own blessing, and our own happiness.
Do you think God knew that?
Picture

Comments are closed.

    The Author

    Come with me as we grow in fellowship with each other and our Savior to whom belongs the Amazing Escape from sin and death and the Amazing Journey into glorious  life. 
    ​~ Alisha

    ​New posts on Thursdays!

    Email me with comments!

    Archives

    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQs
    • About Our Name
    • About the Authors
  • Speaking
  • D-Blog
  • Just for Fun!
  • Contact
  • A Christian Spinster