When Rebellion Is Stupid
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Brave Heart
The Founding Fathers of America
They both rebelled against an oppressive Kingdom. With lack of freedom and high taxes that kept people poor and vulnerable.
The Rebellion against God
The Rebellion against God
We all have done it
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
But we have done it without a real reason.
He is not an oppressive God instead He became like one of us so we can be part of his family
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
The Word is God
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
He is not an evil King that separates himself from the people. Instead He has made himself known to the people.Like a close Friend.
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
Why to keep rebelling against Him when being on his side is the best think can happen to anyone?
The end of Deuteronomy presented us with a choice that is of supreme imminence.
We all need to decide if our rebellion against God is worth the price or is indeed the most stupid think that we can do
“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other. What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods, I declare to you this very day that you will certainly perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!
What are this curses and this blessings?
1.- Secretly worshiping something else that God
‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image—something abhorrent to the Lord, the work of the craftsman—and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
2.-
‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
3.- Abusing others people boundaries and misleading others
‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
4.- Bulling those outside your group, the lonely and the weak
‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’
“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
5.- Sexual immorality
‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
6.- Murder
‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
7.- Rebellion to God’s word
‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
The Blessings
1.-You will be part of the most fascinating and amazing group on earth
You will have blessings that will overtake you
“If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God:
2.- You will be a blessing for your community
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.
3.- Your family, work and possessions will make you happy
Your children will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
4.- Every time you eat you will feel blessed
Your basket and your mixing bowl will be blessed.
5.- Every thing you do, every activity will have a purpose and will give you joy
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
6.- The enemy will flee from you
The Lord will cause your enemies who attack you to be struck down before you; they will attack you from one direction but flee from you in seven different directions.
7.- The Creator of the Universe will be with you and For you
The Lord will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do—yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you. The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the Lord, and they will respect you. The Lord will greatly multiply your children, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil in the land which he promised your ancestors he would give you. The Lord will open for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any. The Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always end up at the top and not at the bottom, if you obey his commandments which I am urging you today to be careful to do.
Chose well my friends. Don’t be stupid here. This rebellion will lead you away from the best reality that you can have.
If you want His blessing, Repent and follow Him, wherever He takes you, He’ll take care of you.