FAITH CAPSULE: Be careful to obey the command of God diligently.

Numbers 20

The Word of God is God. (John 1:1)
The command is His way.
The command of God, the way of God, and the Word of God are His presence.
Are you giving yourself to the presence of God to occupy you?
All should know to give themselves to the Word of God and be careful keeping to the ways of God.
Proverbs 19:16 admonishes, “He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die.”  
Give to the way of God that will guide you to arrive at the expected end without failure or destruction. 
Is it your ways that you are keeping instead of His ways? 
Keep the word of God, giving regard as the command of God in every step of life. 
Jonah chose to look over the word of God, a careless choice to disobey God.
Jonah 1:1-3 documents, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” 
Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of God, made his choice over the choice of God.
Jonah was careless for the word of God as he stumbled into a position of self-destruction. 
Regardless of any challenging situation, the business of Jonah was to answer as commanded by God.
Are you disregarding the calling of God?
1Thessalonian 5:24 warns, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
God called Moses out to lead the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. 
Moses was careless not to be careful with the word of God. 
Moses reacted to the rebellious act of the children of Israel towards God instead of letting God be God against the wrong of the Israelites.
Moses took it upon himself to strike the rock instead of speaking for water. 
No excuse for wrongdoing counts before God.
There was no excuse for Moses before God when he disregarded the word.
God responded to Moses, “…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” (Numbers 20:12)
Do not be careless before God, be concerned, and not be corrupted in responding to the calling of God.
Disallow your concern; allow the command of God to take charge of your life.
Regardless of who you are before God, remain careful and consistently attend to God fully.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to live life by the word of God.