Have you ever gotten lost while looking for someone’s house in an unfamiliar neighborhood? Getting unlost is just a matter of following Google maps to retrace the route you came in on. Getting disoriented while hiking in a forest is another thing, especially if you traveled off the beaten path. It’s easy to lose your sense of direction when you can’t remember how many forks in the road you took.

God has designed a productive plan and purpose for our lives. His word declares, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Why would anyone wander off track for anything less than that? Well, it's easy to lose our way when we fail to seek God’s direction daily. Our spiritual enemy is pretty good at polluting our path in life with numerous forks in the road, all leading to empty promises.

Disobedience to the will of God clogs the flow of blessings in our life and leaves us feeling dry. Periodically the canals running through the Phoenix valley have to be completely stopped in order to scrape out the miles of debris and rubbish that clog the flow of life giving water for irrigation. That’s what the dregs of disobedience do to the flow of blessings into our lives.

Today’s church in general hears a ton about joy, grace, success, health, with a truck load of me, me, and more me, with little mention of obedience. Samuel scolded King Saul saying, “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed the wisdom of God (1 Sam 15:22).”

After ignoring Elisha’s counsel to wash seven times in the Jordan River, the leprous Naaman finally obeyed and was completely healed. Jehoshaphat obeyed the word of God to place the worship singers on the front lines of battle and saw victory. Obedience is powerful.

Disobedience closes doors. Obedience opens doors. Obedience gets us unlost and back on God’s path to blessings.

Psalm 128:1
Pastor Huck