Commitment and obedience are
often thought to be synonymous.
And yet our actions have them
appear to be more antonymous.
Others would have us think that
they were more cryptonymous.
And yes there are those who would
have them be far more anonymous.
They keep our actions and us all
from becoming pseudonymous.
“Committed obedience” is required
to have them become retronymous,
and when applied to all we do or say,
they then become more eponymous.
And with a little suffixation used,
“nymous” applied becomes acronymous.
Now You Must Obviously Unequivocally Smile!
As I was meditating on the Word this morning, I sensed a real conviction about commitment to obedience. Committed obedience creates a desire for deeper application in our service to the Lord. Rather than offering only “lip service,” I desire to live out active service for the Lord.
My prayer for us this week
Heavenly Father, we commit ourselves to carefully following You and the commands You give us, knowing that as we do, You set us high above all the nations on earth, and You will bless us as we obey You, our Lord and our God. In Jesus’ name, amen. (Deuteronomy 28:1-2)
For those who were wondering
- Metonymous – rhetoric in which a concept is not called by its own name.
- Synonymous – similar or the same.
- Antonymous – opposite.
- Cryptonymous – a code name.
- Pseudonymous – using a fictitious name.
- Retronymous – a modifier; here, obedience becomes stronger when committed.
- Eponymous – one for whom something is named.
- Acronymous – formed from the initial letters.
Have a great week.
By Alec Niemi
used by permission
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