“Work out your salvation with fear and trembling!” Philippians 2:12
Jesus is serious about obeying His instructions. Failure to obey can cause anything from getting a dent in your new car to loss of life.
Satan can descend upon you and create havoc by not heeding the instructions of Jesus. The Lord wants to be a powerful fortress of protection against all evil.
God is very jealous and His jealousy is like a consuming fire. He wants consistent devotion and obedience from a believer and is not willing to share you with other false gods or idols.
As a believer, we must take the wrath of God seriously and make sure we are doing nothing to grieve the Holy Spirit.
We are accountable to Jesus for all of our thoughts, words and decision making.
If you are not right with Jesus it is impossible to experience the fullness of His Spirit.
God tests believers to measure their faith and obedience. If you comply with God expect miracles to flow into your life.
Here are some examples in the Bible of disobedience to God and the results!
Adam and Eve disobeyed God and were punished with lifelong woes. They were both evicted from the Garden of Eden.
God killed all humanity except for eight souls with a torrential flood for illicit sexual immorality.
Uzzah was struck dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant. He disobeyed the specific instructions of God.
The man of God who was a prophet was punished for disobeying God and eating a meal with a King in Bethel. God sent a lion to kill him on his journey home.
The Israelites disobeyed God by building and worshipping false images while complaining about their circumstances. God extended their journey out of Egypt from a few days to forty years. The Israeli adults all died in the desert and never entered the Promised Land.
Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property and kept part of the money hidden from the church leaders. They lied to Peter and were both struck dead by the Holy Spirit.
The point of this discussion is when God speaks to you with instructions obey Him and do not delay or question His purposes.
At times, Jesus may not make any sense to you but He makes perfect sense in His plan to transform you into His character.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He never changes. He is a God of judgment.
We cannot think or act like Jesus but we can obey Him and be showered with His blessings!
Hal Hollister Ministry 