"At once..."

"At once.." This phrase means immediately; right now.

This is the response of Simon Peter and his brother Andrew when Jesus saw them for the first time and called them to follow Him in Matthew 4:20.

The other day, it was Joseph's gesture of instantly doing what God told him in his dream concerning Mary.

I am observing that for these past few days, the words: immediately, at once, instantly, are literally jumping out of the Scriptures to glaringly point out to me a response similar to what Joseph and Peter and Andrew did.

So my response? Yes, Lord! yes, Lord!

It also means I should be quick in responding to my family's requests, particularly my husband's. Sam has once complained that I do not obey him instantly. That means I am not modeling proper obedience to our children. And as their teacher, I have been teaching them that obedience is done instantly and cheerfully. Ok I get it! And now I am connecting yesterday's revelation... As I repent, fruit should be produced. God just touched a disobedient heart to be more obedient and do it instantly and cheerfully. (Redundancy is needed for emphasis!)