What a difference it makes when someone humbles himself before the Lord versus defiantly saying that he’ll continue on in life in his own way.
Posts Tagged: Rebellion
2 Thessalonians 2:3 – The Man of Lawlessness
It’s incomprehensible to me how certain Christians can read Paul’s Thessalonian letters and believe anything except a pre-Tribulation Rapture interpretation.
1 Corinthians 7:23 – Do Not Become Slaves of Men
An interesting dynamic has taken hold in the world that echoes ancient times. It revolves around who is the master and who is the servant. God is the grand creator; all beings have come forth from His creative Word. As such, He alone is the master of all. However, since the very beginning, those who…
Psalm 107:6 – They Cried To the Lord
Because the Lord loves all people and desires that none should perish, He illustrates this in many ways. One such method is through His Word. We see how caring He is and to what lengths He’ll go to bring someone to Him. This may mean a person experiences extreme difficulty and physical or emotional pain…
Nehemiah 9:26 – Nevertheless
It’s astounding what God puts up with concerning this rebellious creation of His called mankind. If He wasn’t long-suffering beyond what you and I can imagine, He would have decided the human experiment had long-past reached its expiration date. Nevertheless (the word that also happens to highlight the title of this essay today), God somehow…
1 Samuel 28:15 – Life Beyond Life?
During the reign of Saul, there was little he did that pleased the Lord. One such act that could have been a positive for him in God’s eyes, but turned out poorly, revolved around witchcraft. Multiple times Saul disobeyed the command of Yahweh. The prophet in 1 Samuel 15:23 laid this out specifically for Saul:…