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Let me explain; the obtaining is done sometimes out of desperation and necessity...’if I stay here, this will happen; therefore I must change, I must move, I must obey and do what God says. And when I do, God does.’ This is often found in ‘obtaining’, whereas maintaining often resides in you and me. I have seen a breakthrough, I have seen fruit, I have seen His goodness, now I must steward that.

It is in the stewarding that obedience now becomes more a choice than a necessity. Obedience and discipline to obey and remain in a position of humility becomes harder, because ‘look at what just happened to me’ syndrome comes fast. And when we have success we become self sufficient and we ‘don’t need to bother God on this one’ kicks in real fast.

Obedience...

verse 5-9 talk about ‘keep and do’ (v6) and that this is wisdom and understanding.

Sometimes wisdom is pretty simple and boring. Sometimes understanding is too easy to see and we complicate it. But in this passage there is such an incredible picture of the power of wisdom and understanding.

often the most powerful thing you can do is to do it again and to keep doing it.

the smartest thing you can do, the wisest thing you can do is to protect, guard, keep and observe, grind it out. keep doing the strokes. wax on, wax off. Perfect your obedience.

Here is wisdom. Do it. Keep doing it. The verse from the New Testament ‘having done all to stand, stand...’ (,) Do not stop doing what God has told you to do.

Do not add to it...which dilutes it...do not justify your actions by watering down the Word. Do not add your reasoning and your opinions.

Do not take away from it...which reduces it...do not make excuses for your behavior and eliminate His Word from being effective in your life.