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Judges chapter 1, verse 28.

When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to force labor, but did not drive them out completely.

That last phrase is really, really important. They did not drive them out completely, which is what

God had told them to do. And the Book of Judges is about to unfold the story of what happens

when God's people do not do all that He has called them to do. And the Book of Judges is a

sobering picture of the fruit of disobedience to God. Doing even part of what God told

as people to do, but not all of it. And I just want to encourage you to think about your life,

my life today. God has given us commands, and if we're not careful, we can be content with obeying

them part way, most of the way. And yet God has not called us to obey part of His commands,

most of His commands, or do most of what He's calling us to do. God has

invited us and commanded us to obey, to use the language from our parenting in our house

all the way, right away, with a happy heart. God, help us for this is the way to life.

obedience to God all the way, right away, with a happy heart. Are there areas of your life

where you are stopping short of full obedience to God? Are there areas of your life where you

are settling for going part of the way, doing most of what God commands? Are there areas where you

are holding back from fully obeying God? I'm guessing there are for each of our lives. So we

pray God to help us to see those areas. Give us eyes to see where we are stopping short of obeying

you and all that you've called us to do. God, we pray that you would uncover our sin in this way,

remove blind spots even from our eyes. And God, we pray that you would help us to obey you

all the way, right away, with a happy heart in every way. Oh, God, help us to walk and obedience

to you. And we say that, help us because we know we are prone to stop short of obeying your

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