GOOD LISTENERS........(OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE)

Everyday since time began. we can see how everything The Almighty, Powerful, Most High GOD'S creation continues to listen and be obedient to His 1st instructions He gave back in the day in the beginning when The Holy Scriptures say He said, "Let there be". That statement can be made in truth by anyone and everyone even though we who are alive presently were not there when He said it 'in the beginning'. The Word said, "in the beginning GOD created the Heaven and the Earth'. It goes on to talk about the condition of the Earth, being formless, void, empty and darkness ruled, until the Spirit of GOD moved and changed things. When GOD spoke, things took shape. Prior to Him speaking, the condition was non-existent. His very words released from Him began to put things in the state He wanted.  Remember in the New Testament when the Centurion said to Jesus,' just speak the Word from where you are  and my servant will be healed'(Matt.8: 5-13).  That too was GOD speaking those things into reality.  (Sometimes I digress, it is a flaw of mine lol)  I felt called to blog about the creation itself  being a good listener and obedient to the Creator.  From day 1, this formless non- existent empty darkness heard the Voice that would command its change and the darkness would obey and become what was said.  So day 1, day, night and time became and listened and obeyed and came into existence. Day 2, the sky  became and listened and obeyed and came into existence. Day 3, the  land, seas, trees, vegetation became listened and obeyed and came into existence. Day 4, the seasons, years, sun, moon, stars, became and all listened to the Creator obeyed  and came into existence.  Day 5, with His creativity and Power-filled Words, GOD began to populate His Creation with sea creatures, whales, fish, birds all things that swim and fly. These things became and listened and obeyed their Creator and came into existence. All things being good listeners and obedient to the Voice that called forth its existence. Day 6, The Great and Mighty GOD of all Creation was not finished and called into being all animals, everything that creep, crawled, ran, or walked.  This Love and Compassionate Mighty GOD of all things also created man in His image.  GOD gave man dominion over His Creation and said, "be fruitful and multiply".  All these creations listened and obeyed GOD's Voice and HE was pleased with what He  had done.  I imagine in my limited human mind that GOD sat back after all His creating and looked at all this beauty  that He made come from empty, formless, darkness and smiled with pleasure.  He must be well pleased.  Everything  He spoke, became, listened and obeyed. Since then (and GOD alone knows the age of this earth, all else is a scientific guess) all the things that He spoke have continuously obeyed and did as He said when He 1st said "Let there be". Nothing has ceased or stopped or said 'I'm tired of being, I quit'. No, No, No!   Day, night, time are still there, the sky is still everywhere, (look into it and see GOD's wonders in it),  the land is still there, all trees, plants and vegetation, all still there, in spite of our attempts  at changing things, grass cutting, tree cutting, building on top of it , landscaping  etc all still there.  Seasons, years ,sun, moon, stars all there each one and at all times. Sea creatures, birds, land animals all still there and being fruitful and multiplying as GOD first commanded.  Man as well, through all living and dying events, man still exist and is fruitful and multiplying.  Obedience from Day 1 forward. How great is our GOD who calls things into existence and NEVER  backs away.  GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!!! What would have happened if any of the creation would not have been obedient to its Creator? I don't even want to think about that.  There is a small glimpse of disobedience in 1Samuel 15.  GOD sent Samuel His prophet to anoint Saul to be king over His people Israel.  He was the 1st king  and Samuel said to Saul to listen and obey the Voice of the Lord. He was told to completely destroy all the Amalekites, Israel's enemy. Saul and his mighty army went into battle with GOD at his side and they wipe out the enemy except Saul saved the king and some choice cattle.  GOD was displeased with Saul and sent Samuel back to tell Saul that his disobedience cost him the kingship v23(author's paraphrase).  GOD likens disobedience to rebellion, witchcraft, stubbornness, iniquity, and idolatry.   Man's disobedience in the Garden brought a curse upon creation that only the Spotless blood of a GOD given Sacrifice could restore. (Phillipians2 :1-11)  You reader know this already if Jesus is Lord of your life.  This blog is specifically about the  creation we live in  and its obedience to  the Creator that created everything and everyone.  We can learn great lessons from our creation as we dwell in it.  It tells the story, GOD started, each day. Of course the creation is only a part of the Greatness of GOD Almighty. It would take a few lifetimes to put into words  the great, awesome, goodness of The Almighty GOD, if it can be done at all.  Greater ones than this writer have tried.  The attempts all come from a place inside where the spirit (The Holy Spirit and my spirit) meet and agree to try.  So the attempt from this writer is that as you lead, I'll write.  However it comes out, it is of a human heart settled on the TRUTH (John 17:17). So as  I think of the title of this blog,  Good Listeners....Obedience is better than Sacrifice,  the Good Listeners part is befitting  the creation as it continuously obeys its Creator's Voice. For king Saul, his plan to sacrifice the best of the animals from the Amalekites was not what GOD wanted.  Only obedience to GOD's instructions would have been an acceptable choice for Saul to make.  Only ONE sacrifice was good enough for GOD anyway and that Price has been paid.  All else   is useless.  So the obedient part of this title is overwhelmingly important. Being a good listener is instrumental in making obedience happen.  As a parent I can tell you, and you may agree,  that statement is true for child raising.  Even in my job as a substitute teacher, I appreciate it when students listen, obey and follow classroom and school rules. It makes for a successful day of learning and teaching.  As a citizen that loves freedom, obeying the laws of the land means freedom from locked jail bars.  Well worth  obeying!!  Obeying GOD's commandments help us as well. And when we fall short, (as we will down here) there is a redeemer that provides hope.  THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thank GOD He put in place a restorer when we miss the mark. From the foundation of the world,  GOD worked the plan and made a loving decision to be GOD of the obedient and the disobedient.  GLORY!!!  As the wheat and the tares(weeds) parable Jesus taught in Matthew 13:24-30, at harvest time the separation will occur.  Our creation sings its song to us everyday we breathe.  Check it out!!! Its melody can cause your own heart to sing to the GOD of it all! The Almighty GOD!  HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!! Gen.1, Psalm 8, Psalm 148,  Job 38,39, 40, 41.  GOD's Blessings cover this CREATION!!!