The Minefield

Yesterday, I was considering what a mess this world is in and how it would not be in this mess had people obeyed the Lord and had done what He said to do.  As I was considering this the Lord impressed this upon me:

This world and this life are exactly like driving through a minefield.  Before any of us even gets started through this minefield we can see all around us burned out hulks of vehicles that strayed and hit a land mine.  The Lord has given us commands and instructions to successfully navigate this minefield but most people will not listen.  As a result they "hit mines" which results in a life that resembles the burned out hulk of a vehicle that struck a land mine.  Most people do not make it through the minefield (Matt 7:13-14), shouldn't that encourage us to pay more attention to His instructions?

Where in the Word is this ^^ supported?

Matt 7:13Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there:

14Because narrow is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it.

Deuteronomy 28:14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I ...

... Do not turn aside to the right or the left from all the things I am commanding you today, and do not go after other gods to worship them." ... //biblehub.com/deuteronomy/28-14.htm - 18k

Deuteronomy 5:32 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has ...

... Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left! ... //biblehub.com/deuteronomy/5-32.htm - 18k

Proverbs 4:27 Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot ...

Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. ... Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil. ... //biblehub.com/proverbs/4-27.htm - 17k

Deuteronomy 17:11 Act according to whatever they teach you and the ...

... Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left. ... Do not turn to the right or the left from the decision they declare to you. ... //biblehub.com/deuteronomy/17-11.htm - 19k

Joshua 1:7 "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all ...

... instruction My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go. ...  //biblehub.com/joshua/1-7.htm - 19k

John 14:15 "If you love me, keep my commands.

... "If you love me, obey my commandments. John 15:10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love ... ... When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love. . John 14:23 Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my ... ... Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

Obey and love are tied together in the 3 John verses above.  He loves us and does not want us to hit these 'mines' in life.

In other words, do exactly what the Lord told you to do because He knows where the mines are planted....

All believers will have tribulation in this life but how much do we bring upon ourselves through our disobedience and lack of attention to His commands?  It is something to ponder.


grace and peace