The Folly of Rebellion is that it is a destructive force in our hearts. Rebellion ruins everything it touches, Parents we are foolish if we allow our children to become companions with rebels. Proverbs 13:20 says He that walks with wise me shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Not only this but Rebellion sews a crop that will one day be reaped (Galatians 6:7). If not in this world in the next. We do not get away with our acts, we will be answerable to the Lord for all that we do. As a result we come to regret the rebellious acts that has controlled our actions (Lamentations 1:20), unfortunately many times rebels realize to late what the consequences of their actions are (Hebrews 12:17), So what are we to do? If we recognize the rebellion of your heart, we need to consider two very important passages of Scripture: 1. Daniel 9:9 “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” And Second, 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” We … READ MORE

The Fruit of Rebellion is threefold: First, our rebellion angers God (Joshua 22:18). It is that rebellion of heart that separates us from God for all eternity. It takes a humble heart before God that seeks forgiveness and reconciliation. Second, Rebellion affects others as well as ourselves (Jeremiah 28:16, 32). We never act in a vacuum, there are unintended consequences to all acts good and bad. There is no way that we can surmise the ripple effects of our actions, and we must realize that what we do always affects those around us for good or evil. And Finally, Rebellion alters our future. In Numbers 13-14 the children of Israel rebelled against God and as a result were not allowed to go into the Promised Land. This consequence is like number two, but the ripple effects filter into our own lives. While at times it appears that people get away with their rebellion, Revelation 20:11-15 reveals that one day those who have rejected God will be answerable before him for their actions. The time to seek and find forgiveness for our rebellious heart is today, while there is still time to repent.… READ MORE

Why is our hearts so bent toward a rebellious nature? According to the Word of God, the beginning of Rebellion begins with Lucifer (the Devil) in Isaiah 14:12-14, and seen manifested to mankind in Genesis 3 as the Devil challenges Adam and his wife to eat of the forbidden fruit. The reality is that true rebellion grows out of a desire to have or do something that is forbidden. That rebellious nature has been passed down from Adam (1 Corinthians 15:22) to all of humanity, and as a result we struggle. Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us that “the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” It is as we recognize the deceitfulness of our hearts that the beginning of victory is passed to us, through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. God manifests His Word in our hearts, and as a result we are able to combat the rebellious nature that is innate within us because of the principle of sin that dwells in us. May we learn to submit to the authority of God’s Word and turn from our rebellious nature.… READ MORE