Obeying Your Teachers When It's Hard - Fifth Commandment

There once was a boy named Robert. And Robert had a problem. He liked to ignore his teacher, turn around, and talk to his friend who sat behind him in class. The teacher got so used to Robert turning around to talk, that the teacher would put him in time out whenever he did that.

One day, Robert's friend was playing around behind him, and he was talking to someone other than Robert. Robert began to turn to look behind him, but as soon as he began, he stopped. He didn't want to get tricked into disobeying his teacher again. But the teacher had already seen him begin to turn around, so his teacher put Robert into time-out.

When Robert heard his teacher say, "Time-out, Robert," he began to protest. But, instead of protesting, he decided that he needed to obey his teacher. Robert put himself in time-out and obeyed his teacher.

Did Robert do anything wrong before his teacher punished him? No.
Did Robert do the right thing by obeying his teacher even though he was being punished for no reason? Yes.
Who saw that Robert was being punished for no reason? God.
Who saw Robert obeying his teacher? God.
Who will reward Robert for obeying his teacher and accepting the punishment his teacher gave him without arguing? God.

There is coming a Day of Judgment. On that Day of Judgment, God will tell everyone that Robert obeyed God's commandments by obeying his teacher, and God will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."