The LORD said to Moses, How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
Numbers 14:11
We think we have all the time in the world. We think that because God is a loving God, He won't really mind if we keep putting Him off - pushing Him to the back burner. You know - being stubborn. After all, we're going to get to Him eventually, right? It's not really rebellion... or is it?
Let's think about that for a moment. Last time I checked, not doing what you were asked to do - expected to do - was a definition of rebellion. 1 Samuel 15:22-23a NLT reads this way:
"What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to His voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols."
Let's read that line again. "Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols." What does God do to idol worshipers? Does that change our stubbornness thinking at all?
Prayer:
Father,
King David proclaimed of You, "The sacrifice You desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God." Forgive us for sinning against You. Forgive us for our rebellious ways. We submit our stubborn hearts to You. Deliver us from them. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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