Proverbs 5:12 And say: “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction!

One of the hardest things to do is to start following instructions when you are used to not doing so.

We first see it as a wall that is impossible to get over because everyone you know is on this side of the wall; why should we get to the other side?

It is only when we see what it is like on the other side that we will be encouraged to open the door and go to the other side.

It really can be that easy.

Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

Our bibles show us the commandments God has given us and the laws laid down by God for us to follow. Both of these give us direction and purpose in our lives.

But what are laws and commandments worth if they are not going to be upheld and enforced?

When we get into trouble for doing something wrong it is so that we can learn what is right, and turn away from wrong.

God has given us everything, but we have to live by those rules and accept what happens if we don’t!

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

If you look at the Old Testament you find a set of scriptures that gives you direction, commandment, prophecy and hope.

If you look at the New Testament you find a set of scriptures that shows that direction in action, the commandments relived and strengthened and prophecies fulfilled and hope secured.

If ever there is an apt description of God’s Word it is told here; it is like a bright light showing us clear direction in our lives.

God gave us His promises and kept His promises so we can trust in Him with confidence.