Devotionals

Obedience

by John Custer 
02/13/21
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David was hot, tired, and thirsty.  He was at the cave of Adullam, while engaged in conflict with the Philistines.   In despair, he said to his companions, “Oh that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem.”  II Samuel 23:15 NIV 

His loyal friends, at great peril, went behind enemy lines and got him the water he requested.

David’s conscience would not allow him to drink the water, so he poured it on the ground. 

The friends did their deed for David because of their devotion to him. 

Likewise, when God requests us to do something, whether we have astounding results or no results, God will judge us on our devotion to Him.

Perhaps you are a minister of a church that has not grown, or a teacher of students that don’t respond, or a missionary with few converts.  What is important is that you are doing what God wants you to do to the best of your ability.

A friend of mine translated the entire New Testament into an unwritten language that took years to do.  I asked him later how many of those people are serving the Lord now. He told me, “Few, if any.”   God will reward him because he was obedient.

What we do for Jesus is devotion to the Lord, just as what David’s friends did was devotion to him. That should be encouraging to us, because when we leave the results to God, we will neither receive the glory nor the blame for the results, only for our obedience.

God alone is aware of how our life has impacted others.

Lord, help us to trust you for the results for what you have led us to do.

Sharing Christ is my purpose and passion.