To Be Obedient and True...

My oldest grandson is having a life-lessonin what it means to give his fears to GodAfter a tragic accident the other week claimed the life of both parentsof a family they were/are quite closely connected withhe expressed his fears this morning, as he and his siblings are preparingto spend the day at our house to give our daughter and husband a day to themselvesto be refreshed a bit during this season of grief...'but what if you get in a car crash?'They explained to him they will do their part to drive carefullyand then we need to trust in God and not live in fear. To trust God is faith's first step of obedience,as we trust Him for our salvation!Through faith's reverence for God's Word/promisesHis love for us grows our love for Him! My prayer is for my grandson to begin discoveringGod's joy and peace in his childhood, as he learns to trust because none of us can seewhat lies ahead! To be obedient and true to God whose commands never shiftWould be impossible to do without love for His glorious giftThrough Jesus Christ, who sacrificed His life to break the curse of sinAnd, all who repent and believe, receive His divine pow'r within To be obedient and true wreaks havoc with our stubborn/fearful willUntil we yield without holds to He who alone can joy fulfillThen as we walk by faith not sight, trusting, knowing God will provideHis law will be our chief delight and Self more readily denied To be obedient and true to God's commands is to secureThe riches of His promises through tests faith is bound to endureBecause we, without tragedy and loss would not find wealth untold; The proven character of faith, more precious by far, than much gold To be obedient and true, to seek God and His Kingdom firstWould seem a thankless thing to do while idolizing/idealizing goals, sin-cursedBut, when we repent and believe, we receive faith's glorious goalThat none but God's grace can achieve or grant; salvation for the soul We all like sheep have gone astray and turned from our Shepherd, the LordWho died upon a cross to pay a debt that no one could/can affordLike a Lamb led to slaughter He bore the chastisement we deserve Oh, pray faith's eloquence will be obedience without reserve Janet Martin And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. Eph.2:1-10And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,  in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.  All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,  in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship,