June 2, 2026 Devo

One of the prayers I find myself praying these days is asking the Lord to help me be “immediately obedient” when He speaks. There are a few reasons why I’ve found this to be important on my own journey of faith.
One reason is that I’ve discovered how comfortable I can get with flaws in my life. God speaking to me about something that’s not as it should be is like walking into the bathroom and finding I have a crack in the mirror. The first time I see it, I think to myself, “What an ugly crack! I need to do something about that!” But I don’t. The next few times I see it, it’s a bit distracting, but not as much as at first. After a while, I don’t notice the crack at all.
It’s the same with God’s correction. The longer I live with the flaws that God shows me, the more comfortable I become with them. I go from “I need to do something about that,” to “Yeah, I probably ought to change that,” to “What flaw?” The dangerous part of growing insensitive to God’s voice is that the stuff God points out is always stuff that will erode my soul, cause problems/pain for me and/or others, and create distance in my walk with Him.
Another reason it’s important to respond immediately to God is that some doors close or opportunities are missed, and you may not get another chance. Or at least, not without some pretty severe consequences. I’m thinking of a friend I had in high school whom I convinced to go to Youth Camp with me. He wasn’t a Christian, and one night, he was under pretty intense conviction in a service to give his heart to the Lord. But he didn’t. He went home unchanged. I ran into him some years later, and we had lunch together. He told me he was on his third marriage in ten years and confessed that he knew he drank a whole lot more than he should. Though a functional alcoholic, he admitted his life was pretty much a mess.
When I drove away, I remembered that camp and the window that God opened for him to surrender his heart. I thought about how different his life could have been if he had just said, “Yes,” to God in that service. His entire life could have gone in a whole different way. Sometimes the consequences of ignoring God are bigger than we can imagine. That’s why our verse from Isaiah is such an important reminder. “Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.” Become immediately obedient to the voice of God. The life you save may be your own. That’s God’s Word for you today.