How would you respond if something you wanted was plentiful, but you had been told not to take any? Would you leave it alone or feel tempted? Temptation is an invitation to sin, often testing faith and obedience to God. After His people had wandered in the wilderness for forty years, God was bringing them … Continue reading Disobedience: Deadly!
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When Saul Disobeyed God
"Today's difficulties are often a result of yesterday's disobedience." Priscilla Shirer. Leviticus 26:14-16 NLT “However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands, and if you break my covenant by rejecting my decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my commands, I will punish you. 1 Samuel 12:15 … Continue reading When Saul Disobeyed God
Consequences of Disobedience
Most of us can recall moments that changed our lives, though each experience is different. When Moses noticed a burning bush, he went to investigate—a simple act that changed his life’s direction. Can you recall a time when your actions changed yours? While Samuel served as judge, the people asked him for a king like … Continue reading Consequences of Disobedience
Don’t Grab the Ark!
In life, we often feel compelled to fix whatever seems wrong. As parents, that instinct is especially strong when our children are young. We cannot bear to hear them cry, so we rush to make things better. Because they cannot yet tell us what is wrong, we work through every possibility until the crying stops. … Continue reading Don’t Grab the Ark!
Engaging in Battle
How do you prepare for battle? Many of us might wonder what kind of question that is. Yet the fact remains: we have an enemy, and we are in a fight. This battle does not require us to run to the store and buy guns or swords. It is a different kind of battle, and … Continue reading Engaging in Battle
Living Without Knowledge of God
"Interest in theology and the capacity to talk well on Christian themes, is not at all the same thing as knowing God." J.I. Packer Titus 1:15-16 NLT Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. Such people … Continue reading Living Without Knowledge of God
God Hears the Prayer of the Humble
Is it easy to admit you made a mistake to someone in your family? Sometimes it is and sometimes it might not be. To admit requires humility and sometimes it’s easier to be humble in our comfort zone. But what if you are confronted head on by someone outside of you zone of safety, will … Continue reading God Hears the Prayer of the Humble
Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!
If you ask people to explain the meaning of pride, you will get a variety of answers. The Cambridge Dictionary defines pride as a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or gotten something good. So, pride is simply pleasure for one’s achievements. However, pride can … Continue reading Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!
Obedience Honors God
There are people who desire to be a leader. While this is noteworthy, the price that one pays for leadership can be extremely high. Leaders do not lead things, they lead people. Training an animal to sit can often be less challenging than guiding individuals who resist leadership. God chose Moses to lead Israel from … Continue reading Obedience Honors God
Unbelief Begets Disobedience
Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief. Edwin Louis Cole. Matthew 17:20 AMP He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, … Continue reading Unbelief Begets Disobedience
