“So the LORD commanded us to observe all these statues, to fear the LORD our God for our good always and for our survival, as it is today.”  Deuteronomy 6:24  (Read Deuteronomy 6:1-23 to see what these statues are.)

The commands of the Lord are for our good and for our survival.  How can we live in this present day without His word -- His Christ?  Without Christ is to exist.  With Him is life, and that is abundant and full of glory.

The key is obedience:
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD which I am commanding you today for your good?”  Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Obedience secures entrance to God’s kingdom:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven”  Matthew 7:21

Obedience brings blessings:
“But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”  James 1:25

In His farewell discourse to His disciples, Jesus says.
“…I do as the Father has commanded Me, so that  the world may know (be convinced) that I love the Father and that I do only what the Father has instructed Me to do.  [I act in full agreement with His orders]…”  
John 14:31  The Amplified Bible

To be obedient we must KNOW the Lord, His will and have an intimate personal relationship with Him; we can’t just know about Him.  It takes surrendering (giving freely) all to Jesus.’ to let Him torch our lives, to set heart afire to know that all that comes our way’ is from 
God’s hand to accomplish His purpose in the life of each sanctified (set part) one.

And who are they?  Paul makes it clear,
“…to those who are sanctified (set apart) in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.”  1 Corinthians 1:2

The Amplified Bible states it as follows;
“…To those consecrated and purified and made holy in Christ Jesus, [who are] selected and call to be saints (God’s people), together with all those who in any place call upon and give honor to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours.

We are set apart from all else -- in this world BUT not of it!  As in our opening Scripture, ’for our good always and our survival’!  We are in a safe place!
For we are hidden with Christ in God.

All praise, honor and glory to you most wonderful Lord!    Amen