One of my favorite preachers was Stephen Olford.  He was from Great Britian and when he preached his "r's" would roll and his voice would boom.  What I  know about expository preaching, I learned from him.  One of his favorite sayings was "Obedience is the hinge that swings the door of the Christian life".  Think about that.  All that we believe and all that we say about the Christian life is dependent on our obedience.  No matter how orthodox we are, if we do not obey; what is the point?

In the book of I Samuel 15:22, we read:

"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrfices as in obeying the voice of the Lord?  Behold to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams."

The context is that king Saul was given certian orders to fulfill as God's word to him required.  He did not do what the Lord said and instead did it his way and then rationalize about it.  The prophet Samuel called his hand and let him know that God did not want his sacrifices and offerings....the Lord wanted his obedience.  The Lord wants the same from us.  Not only to believe what he says, but to do what he commands.  You see it does not matter how beautiful the door of your Christian life is....the most important thing is that it swings on the hinge of obedience.

Until Next Time,

Frank

 

Posted by Frank_Pur on Mon 13 Jul 2009 7:58:04 am