DISOBEDIENCE

“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Genesis 3:17-19 KJV

We like to blame other people when things go wrong and sometimes we even blame God but it is not His fault.  When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, sin entered the world.  We say that one sin is worse than another sin, but to God sin is sin.  If God were to say one sin is worse, He would say disobedience.

My Mother used to say to me “It doesn’t matter what I say, you’re going to do what you want to do”.  I think if we will listen with our heart that there are times when we will hear our Heavenly Father say to us “It doesn’t matter what I say, you’re going to do what you want to do”.

How we must hurt our Heavenly Father and break His heart when we disobey Him.  God loves us so much He gave Jesus to die on the cross for our sins.  He proved to us how much He loves us.  What are we doing to prove to God how much we love Him?  Do we love Him?  Does He know we love Him?

When we love people, we do all we can to prove to them we love them not only by our words, but also by our actions.  What are we doing to prove to our Heavenly Father that we love Him?  We can tell people we love Him but He can see in our heart and He knows if we love Him or if we are just giving Him lip service.

Joanne Lowe

June 5, 2018