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and I can prove to God that we respect Him is by obeying
His commandments. We cannot tell God we love Him, but
we are doing our own thing. Maybe you are reading this
article and you are saying, “But Angus it’s my life, I can do
what I like with it!” That is a big mistake that you have made,
because once you gave your life to Jesus Christ and you
are born again, you become a new creation, “old things
have passed away; behold, all things have become new”
(2 Corinthians 5:17). You have no more rights because you
have surrendered your rights to Jesus Christ. Therefore, you
and I have got to adhere to His requests without objection.

I thank the Lord that He is a “good One.” Hebrews 4:14-16
tells us that He is familiar with our hardships, temptations
and the challenges we face here on earth because when
He walked on this earth Jesus Himself was subjected to
every one of them. So, He understands our situation and
expects us to communicate with Him. He is very compas-
sionate and He will walk through the fire with us. However,
we must do it His way and not our way.

Many times, I would sit across the table counselling people
who are angry with God and they would thump the table.
They say that God is going to have to give them some an-
swers when they get to Heaven, because of their situation.
They would ask me, “How can God allow this to happen to
me?” Quite clearly, they have no concept of who God is
because when you and I stand before Almighty God we
will be lying down on our faces until Jesus picks us up and
gives us the courage to face the Creator of heaven and
earth.

Many of these people that I counsel have brought their
hardships upon themselves because they do not respect
God and do not obey His commands. If The Bible says we
are not to be unevenly yoked and we disregard His coun-
sel, we will get involved in an ugly situation. It might be for
example a marriage situation or a business situation with
an unbeliever. However, if we call upon the Name of the
Lord He will always and in every case give us a way out, but
we need to do it His way.

Remember He is not a “tame Lion…but a good One.” Let us
learn to obey His commands and to love Him dearly as He
loves us. John 15:13 (NKJV) “There is no greater love than to
lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” He will never leave us
nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5) and He will protect us to the
end.

God bless
Angus Buchan