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Protection and Freedom through Obedience
In Deuteronomy we read: "And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken." The fulfillment of this promise is what we all are striving for. We are longing to be within the protection of the kingdom of heaven—to enjoy all that is good, joyous, and satisfying, to be free from all erroneous conditions. But, in order to "go in and possess the good land,"—to enjoy good, to have the promise fulfilled in us and feel the divine protection and freedom,—we must obey the command to "do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord." Obedience to that which is good and right is, therefore, the first step towards this much desired goal.
Obedience may be defined as willingness to bring our problems into line with the true facts of being; and in proportion to our obedience are we protected—freed from the wants and woes of material sense. As Christian Scientists we are daily learning how to be more and still more obedient. Our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, has said (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, pp. 149, 150): "Remember, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where Love has not been before thee and where its tender lesson is not awaiting thee. Therefore despair not nor murmur, for that which seeketh to save, to heal, and to deliver, will guide thee, if thou seekest this guidance."
May 19, 1928 issue
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The Promised Land
MABEL REED HYZER
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The New Song
LOYD P. LINDSEY
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"An house not made with hands"
ETHEL WAINWRIGHT
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Communion with God
MARY OZELLA HEAD
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Church Membership
LESLIE D. GOODRICH
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"Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay"
MARY E. TAUNTON
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Protection and Freedom through Obedience
LILLIEN MARY LAWRIE
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To-day
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Resource
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Perfect Gifts
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Unwinding Snarls
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Healing through Christian Science
Duncan Sinclair
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The Lectures
with contributions from Margaret H. Anderson, Fanny I. Barnes, Clifford Charles Johnston, Donald S. Jordan, Alma T. Hatch
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Jean Widner
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Philip Snowdon