Even When We Are Blessed We Show Defiant Behavior
1 Samuel 15:23. Even when God does good things for us, our sin nature will rebel. This happened with Saul, Israel's first king. As time past while Saul was king, he became full of himself thinking he knew better than God and God's prophet, Samuel. He overtly disobeyed God's word that Samuel had given him. God ultimately rejected Saul as king because of his defiant behavior and anointed David to take his place (1st Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."). When God blesses us, we need to stay humble and obedient. Whatever talents, wisdom, riches, or power God has given us, it is still God's. We are just stewards over God's resources and these resources can be taken away.
1 SAMUEL BIBLE SCRIPTURE: 1st Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."
Biblical Advice on Pride and Selfishness
Full Of Yourself? God Will Bring You Down | The Self-Centered Do Not Rely On God | Selfish Acts Produce Strife And Not Love | Selfish Behavior Separates You From God | Our Sin Nature Causes Defiant Behavior | Illustration of Pride: Hudson Taylor, Chinese Missionary
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1 John 2:16, "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
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