From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.
“…what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes,” (Deut. 10:12,13a)
The first issue at hand is whether or not the LORD is thy God. Many assume that this surely goes without question; however, if truth was unveiled we would discover that many have perched upon the mustard tree simply as an attempt to embezzle its fruit. God is not hands-off Master. He is sovereign over the lives of His children to their benefit. Genuine heavenly birth produces heavenly children passionate toward the Father’s bidding in sincere holy love. Before consideration to the latter of the passage the former must be settled.
Secondly, the subject is not what does the LORD request, petition, invite, or if found acceptable to those that are His. He “REQUIRES” in His autonomy over that which He has birthed absolute love and obedience. Some may presume this is a harsh thing, but to those born through the blood of the Lamb it is tender sweetness from heaven’s honeycomb of grace. It is blessed manna from the bosom of Father to possess a declaration with clear requirements of His purpose for one’s life. Heavenly children hear heavenly mercies in the word “require”. May God be pleased to permit us to hear those precious words “Thus saith the LORD God.”
The LORD demands from His purchased possessions absolute reverence, holy living, boundless love, faithfulness to duty, and determined obedience with fullness of heart and soul. Can he who has been purchased by the blood of God (Acts 20:28) desire anything less? Are we to limit our thanksgivings toward our Saviour to mere feeble gifts of human speculations? God has provided the means of acceptable thanksgivings. Have we not read: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, …” (Rom. 12:1)
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