Day Ten: Ten Lords a-leaping
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (John 14:15 ESV)
How High?
Ten Lords… ten commandments.
I liked to obey my grandfather. I am not sure why, but whether it was respect, affection, or love, but when my grandfather asked me to jump, I would not complain, query, or balk. I would ask, “how high?”
These leaping lords are like that. Notice that they are not hirelings, servants, or underlings. They are lords! Yet there they are, leaping. Leaping is not jumping half-heartedly. Leaping is not jumping sullenly. Leaping is not jumping cautiously.
These guys, lords though they be, are leaping!
For Christians, obedience can work like that, too. When we realize God’s forgiveness, we begin to want to obey Him. When we know the Father’s love, we want to obey Him. When we are aware of the Son’s sacrifice, we want to obey Him. When we understand the Spirit’s touch, we want to obey Him.
We have been adopted into the King’s family, yet we leap to obey. Because Christ, in us, compels us to joyfully obey. Because Christ, for us, has obeyed on our behalf. Because Christ, before us, has leaped to obey HIS Father, too.
We do not obey. But Christ can!
Day Eleven: Pipers Piping