Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, March 23rd.

Believers need to continually study God's word to know how to live according to his design.

Here's part one of the series, The Joy of Obedience.

It's not always easy to obey God, but it's always the wisest thing to do, and it's always the best.

And it's interesting that throughout Scripture, God continually reminds us of how important it is to obey him.

And over and over and over again, he promises us to bless us if we simply obey it.

So what I'd like to do is to begin by taking you through some scriptures,

just to give you a little idea of his promises when you and I are obedient to him.

Because I want us to learn how to obey God, to make that our lifestyle,

and not just something that we do once in a while and when you and I

develop the spirit of obedience and it becomes a way of life for us then what you're going to

discover is a lot of pressure is all gone because when you're committed to being obedient to God

there are a lot of decisions that you've wrestled over you won't have to wrestle over anymore

you just know

that's the way of the lord that's the will of god and that's the purpose of god so i want you to turn if you

will to deuteronomy in chapter 28 to begin with and the title of this message is the school of

obedience turn if you will to deuteronomy at 28 and look if you will beginning in verse one

and we'll read through several of these verses now it shall be Neuronomy at 28, and look, if you will, beginning in verse one.

And we'll read through several of these verses.

Now it shall be if you will diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments, which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you on high above

all the nations of the earth.

And all these blessings shall come upon you

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