FAITH CAPSULE: Half obedience is worse than no obedience.

Exodus 4

God will not call or send any by accident. He is a purposeful God and He makes no mistake in all of His work. When He calls, there will be no reasonable excuse not to answer fully to the purpose of His calling. Moses repeatedly gave excuses at the point of his calling but none of his excuses were reasonable before God. At a point, he gave an excuse to avoid the calling upon his life by stating, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” (Exodus 4:10) The man Moses attempted to avoid the calling of God but God responded to his excuse, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?  Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” (Exodus 4:12) The calling seemed so challenging to Moses but the One who calls is able to back the called up in their journey. After Moses’ excuses, he pleaded that God should send someone else stating, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.” (Exodus 4:13) God repeatedly renounced all of Moses excuses.
In answering to God there is no excuse; there is no distraction. Answering to God’s calling demands commitment. It is commitment that will build up to consistency and continuity will have its place. In answering to God, there is no giving up or turning back. Giving up and turning back are the evidence of disobedience. The way to answer is in keeping focus on the leading Master. Some went to Him voluntarily and ended up with excuses. He called some, but they could not commit to Him. It is amazing how He led some through the Red Sea in the face of their enemy. He led them through but they cannot get through to their promise land because they failed to follow Him fully. Obedience should be in full compliance and whenever it is short of full compliance it leads to termination. Thousands of the children of Israel were called out to their Promised Land but only two (Caleb and Joshua) were able to follow through.
It is disobedience in it is own class when there is a failure to fully comply in His word. Half-obedient makes hypocrites out of those that come to the Lord, and do not follow him. The children of Israel could not answer fully; their journey was terminated in the wilderness. To obey and answer to God is to follow His Word. Following the word of God is obeying God. Half obedience is worse than no obedience.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deposit in your life the spirit that makes man to answer Him fully