08/08/2026
Is there a hint rebellion in your life?
*1 Samuel 15:23 “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king.”*
In 1 Sam chapter 15 we read King Saul disobeying God’s command regarding Amalek, that lead to the loss of his kingdom. The first act of rebellion occurred in Heaven when Lucifer led one third of angels to revolt against God and the second was in the garden of Eden by Adam & Eve. Since then, satan has succeeded influencing mankind to a life of rebellion in some form or the other.
Rebellion can be translated often as disobedient, provoking, unruly, ungovernable and uncontrollable. Pride gives birth to rebellion against God and it has a high price tag.
Can you think of areas in your life where your agenda or personal vision was more important than God’s? Times when you rejected righteous advice, decisions you have made against parents, family and loved ones, the church you serve in, or the relationships you are involved in?
When we rebel, we worship and obey rebellion instead of God. This grave sin cuts us off from having a relationship with God. Rebellion will sway you away from reaching God’s Kingdom. However, a rebellious person can still repent and have access to God through Jesus Christ. In *Isa 1:16-17* God admonishes “ *Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow”*
Let us strive harder with the help of God’s Spirit to remove any form of rebellion that exists in our lives.
Have a blessed and refreshing Sabbath day brethren and friends.
