A young son of a missionary was playing in the yard when suddenly he heard his father yell to him from the porch, "Phillip, obey me instantly! Drop to your stomach!"
Without hesitation the boy did as his father commanded. His father then commanded, "Now crawl to me as fast as you can!"
Again, the boy immediately obeyed. "Now stand up and run to me!"
Phillip responded without questioning and ran into his fathers arms. When Phillip turned around and looked back at the tree where he was standing, he saw a huge, poisonous snake hanging from one of the branches.
The boy could have hesitated and asked, "Why?"or said, "In just a minute," but he instantly obeyed.
That simple act of obedience saved his life!
"To obey is better than sacrifice" (1 Samuel 15:22)
"This is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands." (2 John 1:6)
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