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Jeremiah 44:16-17 NKJV “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you! But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.
God has rules set up here in the earth. These rules may seem restricting, illogical, or unjust. These rules are designed to benefit us and to ensure that we’re good representatives for the Kingdom of God.
These people in Jeremiah’s day just flat out refused to obey God’s command. In their own twisted logic, they believed that when they worshiped this other god, their livelihood was better. Some of us have done similar things too.
Most of us know it goes against God’s rule to have sex before marriage (1 Cor. 6:18). But because it satisfies our flesh, we blatantly disobey God and do it anyway. We know the command of “thou shall not steal” in Exodus 20:15, but some of us steal time from the company by saying we’re working when we’re not. James 4:17 says, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. If we know God told us to give that waiter a big tip, but we don’t do it because we want to keep our money, that’s blatant disobedience.
The good news for us is there’s complete forgiveness. Even if we’ve been blatantly disobedient in multiple areas for years, we can receive forgiveness. Not only that, but we have the Holy Spirit Who gives us the power to do what pleases God (Phil 2:13).
We may miss the mark here and there, but let’s not live a life of blatant disobedience. It all starts with a decision. Let’s make the decision to do what pleases Him.
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