They all got a little something. But, it cost each one of them so much more.
But God must've been on their side, or they would not have been able to persist. Right? Was God powerless to stop them from doing the things He told them not to do? He gave them the grace of warning. But for rebellion, that should've been enough.
God's response always seemed to be the same in the face of blatant, persistent disobedience: "Get off My property." It's nothing new. It all started with Adam and Eve.
But God must've been on their side, or they would not have been able to persist. Right? Was God powerless to stop them from doing the things He told them not to do? He gave them the grace of warning. But for rebellion, that should've been enough.
God's response always seemed to be the same in the face of blatant, persistent disobedience: "Get off My property." It's nothing new. It all started with Adam and Eve.
- Adam and Eve were exiled from paradise: The Garden of Eden.
- Pharaoh lost his son, and was exiled from Egypt amid its destruction.
- King David and Bathsheba lost their son, and were exiled from God’s kingdom.
- Ananias and Sapphira had to get off God's property the hard way.
God's first requirement is to welcome His prophets with a spirit of belief. Yet, this elder woman of God has been thrown out, usually on game days, on multiple occasions, by the very ones who demand reward from Him, through my prophetic ministry. How can that be if I'm welcome? Does God approve of your behavior just because you appear to prosper in your way? The latter end.
Psalm 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
He will sit right there while you ride the wheels of your schemes, to the destruction of your own city.
Indeed, it always looked like God's messengers were done for.
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BUT GOD REMAINS UNDEFEATED
They all got something out of their disobedience, but they didn’t get to keep it; and lost even more. Rebellion is costly.
