Obeying Him naturally

Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:1)

A man...retired after many years in the British Army. One day...as the old soldier walked down the street with his arms full of packages, [a prankster] sneaked up behind him and shouted, "Attention!" Without hesitation, the military man dropped his arms to his side, and every package went tumbling to the sidewalk. Without a conscious thought, [he] was doing what comes naturally for a soldier.

Similarly, as believers in Christ, we should respond in a manner that corresponds with our new life.... Let us develop the habit of submitting to God's Word. Then, in every situation of life we will increasingly find that obeying Him is "doing what comes naturally."