Nor was it because He delighted in pleasing the government. He obeyed because He delighted in pleasing the Father. I do always the things that are pleasing to my heavenly Father. Millions of people take medication daily in order to soothe minds that are troubled by anxiety, anger, hatred, covetousness, and guilt. While the medication may reduce the symptoms, the only way to perfect peace is through obedience to God.
Great peace have they that love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.
There can be no peace in the human mind as long as one is operating contrary to the Creator's instructions. God's way is the only right way, and therefore the only way to peace. His express purpose is to bring our every thought and action into harmony with His will, and when this happens there is a peace of mind that the world cannot take away. It is the experience of every devout Christian, that the better we get to know God the more clearly we see how we have failed and come short of perfect obedience, and have all the more reason to give thanks for His grace. But this is far different than the times past when we knew full well that we were disobedient.