In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on in touch, the Armour of God. God.

Every command that God gives us in His Word has a divine purpose behind it.

He doesn't just give commands just to be forgiving them.

He gives them for a very specific reason, it is always for our good.

When you and I understand those commands, oftentimes they're a little bit easier for us to obey.

When he gives us a command that we don't quite understand,

it may not quite be so easy to obey that command.

And yet, if he gives us a command, it is always for our protection, always for our good.

For example, when you are praying sometime and you feel like that the Lord has said something

very clear to you, what he would have you to do, to neglect that is to you, is to invite disaster. For the simple reason that

God will give us a command or give us some sense of instruction because he

knows what is ahead of us. He knows what's in the future. he knows what's in the future he knows what's in the

distance he knows what is close by he knows what is right around the corner

therefore when God says here's what I want you to do it is not for us to debate with him as to whether it is wise or unwise.

It's not for us to argue with him whether we will or whether we will not. We know that by his very

nature, because he's a good God and looking out for our best interests that what he says do

He knows that it is best for us to do it

When we don't understand and cannot figure out why we are just to be obedient anyway

here's what you'll discover you'll discover as you turn around and look in the past

God knew exactly why he issued this command he knew exactly what he was doing when he said you're to do this at this

particular time and this particular way because God is always looking out for

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