CRUX Daily: OBEY

Read: 1 Kings 2:1-12 & Luke 10:25-27

Reflect: Whats was David’s instruction to his son Solomon? What does Jesus say that the law is?

Request (Prayer): God, help me to obey Your laws and to love You with all of my heart.

Laws in this world are what help make this place a viable living atmosphere. Laws tell us what is right and what is wrong. Some laws allow us to go and others tell us to stop. But what is the greatest law of all? The greatest law of all is not one made by man, but rather one established by God! It’s found in Luke 10:27, “You shall love the Lord your God will all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

What were to happen if someone broke one of the laws established? You either receive a fine and have to pay it or worse, go to jail. There are disciplinary actions that have to take place in order to learn from your mistakes and in order to keep the law.

King David told his son Solomon to keep the law and statutes of God and to walk in His ways. How was Solomon to do that? By living his life according to what they were taught in Deuteronomy 6:5, “You shall love the your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” That is how Solomon was to please his father and please God.

How do we please God? We please Him by living according to His Word and by being the light and salt of the earth (Matthew 5:14-16).

Let us do good in living our life, not for the pleasures of the world, but for pleasing God, and pleasing God alone!