FAITH CAPSULE: Obedience to the word of God is not a choice but a must.

Deuteronomy 28

Today, make it a priority to give self to the word of God by living obediently according to God.
Deuteronomy 28 records the blessings of obedience and curses of disobedience to the voice of the Lord. 
The voice of the Lord only carries the word of God. 
The same word of God yesterday is the same word of God today and forever. 
In blessings, the word records, “…if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2) 
In curses, the word records, “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, 59 then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses.” (Deuteronomy 28:58-59)
The point here is to obey the word of God.
What is it that provokes obeying the word of God?
The word of God points out that one that can observe the word of God will do accordingly not to disobey. 
God spoke to Joshua after the death of Moses and gave the insight of what it takes to know and obey the word stating, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” (Joshua 1:8)
Meditate the word of God day and night to be able to observe and do according to the word of God.  
All should be living life in obedience to the command of God.
Obedience to the word of God is not a choice but a must. A failure not to live life obediently is a passage to self-destruction.
Obeying the command of God is not just with the mouth. 
Likewise, fearing God is not just in fearing God with the tongue. 
God is not interested in lip-service. 
Without the fear of God, there will be no obedience to His word. 
Obedience and fear of God should be residing in the heart of all, but it should be a way of living life. 
Many claims to be obedient and to fear God but live outside of the word of God.
Those who hear the word of God by giving themselves to the word of God are the obedient ones to God. 
God is a good God.
God at all times does not hide, but it is the man that withdraws from His presence because of sin.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to be living life by His word.