Emphasis Preaching Journal
Standing Orders
Commentary
Some commands and instructions are for the moment. Some are relegated to the past. And then there are some that remain in force for the foreseeable future. These are our “standing orders.”
A page from home life and parenting will illustrate the point. “Go, answer the door for me” is a command for the moment. “Mow the lawn before you go out tonight” may have been an instruction that came from last Saturday afternoon. But “brush your teeth before bed” is a standing order. That is an ongoing expectation.
A page from home life and parenting will illustrate the point. “Go, answer the door for me” is a command for the moment. “Mow the lawn before you go out tonight” may have been an instruction that came from last Saturday afternoon. But “brush your teeth before bed” is a standing order. That is an ongoing expectation.