OBEDIENCE IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE

Exodus 24:12

And the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there while I give you the tablets of stone that I have inscribed with my instructions and commands. Then you will teach the people from them."

Every home should have house rules and every family member should be expected to follow the rules established by the head of the household. Now, the rules shouldn’t be meant to control family members, but rather to provide for the safety and success of every family member. The Ten Commandments were given not to a nation, but to the family of Abraham to whom God said would be the father of many nations that would be blessed. Before the Lord poured out the blessings of the Promised Land, He passed down His commandments which are just like house rules for His children. Our obedience to God is of the utmost importance because obedience is the starting point for God's promise of blessings to become real. Children, obey God's house rules and your parents in the Lord, for this is right and will lead to a peaceful life. Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.