Obedience sounds like such a chore. It feels and sounds like a chore, another something to do on a checklist. Another rule to follow... And, maybe this is why it's so hard for these people and for us today to follow God. We just don't get it.
When we get it - we realize that God was right all along. That we don't need to go and try out so many other things, mess up and then come crawling back to God. And, sometimes some never come crawling back because we never want to admit that we were wrong.
Well, God is always ready to help and help us back on the life path that we were created for. And, this is exciting. we get to really really live.
vv. 15-16 "He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion, and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil - this is the man who will dwell on th eheights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him."
It's like you can look around your school and see the people that "get it" -- they've figured out how to do this school thing (the study, the friends, all of it) -- and then there are people that just seem lost.
Now, take that to the next level -- there are some that really get it about life.. and a lot of people that are still trying to figure it out...
below is an old song that came to mind as I was meditating on this passage...
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