THE PAINS OF DISOBEDIENCE
Memorise: For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast
rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1st
Samuel 15:23
Read: 1st Samuel 15:10-11,
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 47-48, Revelations 21:9-27
This sin of disobedience is a terrible
sin. Nothing hinders the children of God from fulfilling their purpose in life
like disobedience. Disobedience comes in many shades. It can take the form of
refusal to keep to specific instructions, functioning in an office of God has
not called you to, courting a wrong relationship or operating in a place you
are not meant to be in a particular time. No matter what form it takes, the
truth remains that disobedience is a terrible sin in the sight of the Almighty
God. Disobedience compels God to turn blessings into curses, as we see in the
account of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:17). Every act of disobedience erodes your
reservoir of God’s blessings. Nothing destroys a man faster than the sin of
disobedience. That is the reason why you have to check your life today and take
stock of your soul, so that you sky will not be turned into brass (Deuteronomy
28:23). When this happens, instead of favour, you will experience closed doors.God
In 1st Samuel 15:1-23, King
Saul lost his crown because of partial obedience. God expects full obedience
from all His children. He prefers total obedience of partial obedience. This is
one of the reasons why many of us are yet to access the blessings of God fully.
Abraham was called to leave his father’s house behind but he suffered the
consequences of disobedience by taking Lot
along with him. Who are those people the Lord expects you to have dropped but
you are still hanging around? What are those things the Lord has warned your
about that you are still engaging in? These are the things that will deny you
the full blessings of God. Numbers 12:8 says Moses was so close to God that he
conversed with God mouth to mouth. But when he was told by God to speak to the
rock instead, he was severely punished: he never got to the Promised Land
(Numbers 20:12). Check your life and find out those things that are capable of
hindering you from becoming the best God wants you to be. Drop them now before
they make you drop out of the journey to Promised Land.
Check your life today. If you are
experiencing perpetual sorrow, suffering, disappointment and unfulfilled
desires, check and find out the factors responsible. Don’t pretend to be okay
when you know all is not well with you. If you confess those hidden sins of
disobedience, you will surely find mercy, but if you pretend about it, you will
be undoing yourself. Some people keep making effort, yet they never record any
success when disobedience is present.
Action Point
Examine yourself today and repent from
every act of disobedience in your life.
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