Rebellion is one of the worst traits to
have. Stiff necked and selfish. But they (the Israelites) refused to pay
attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing. Zechariah
7:11. The Israelites had such heritage of God’s compassion, His forgiveness and
grace. He led them out of Egypt to His promised land and bestowed them with the
honor of His knowledge and grace…but they continued to be rebellious. In cycles
over and over they obeyed and then they didn’t. Because they were rebellious against His
Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips. Psalm 106:33 –The Israelites were
rebellious against God, not following His directions, and worshipping false
idols. That really agitated the Lord God. After all He had done for them…couldn’t
they just accept what He’d done and be obedient? So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
1 Kings 12:19
The prophets tried to direct the Israelites
throughout their history—like this example in Ezekiel. "You shall say to the rebellious ones, to the house of Israel,
'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Enough of all your abominations, O house of
Israel….” Ezekiel 44:6. Enough of abominations…rebelliousness!
In the New Testament we see Paul teaching
to the church in a letter to Timothy when he was in Ephesus.
But the goal of our instruction is love from
a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. For some men, straying from these things,
have turned aside to fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the Law,
even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters
about which they make confident assertions. But we know that the Law is good,
if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a
righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and
profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral
men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else
is contrary to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed
God, with which I have been entrusted. 1 Timothy 1:5-11
Rebellion. They were in an alliance
together against God. Have you made an alliance with like-minded friends and family—for
or against God?
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, take away the rebellious spirit within me…and fill me with Your
love and grace.
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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