GOD’S WORD FOR JULY 19 ~ ~Galatians 5:19-20 ~ ~ “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions,  envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

John Piper—the Pleasures of God

The fourth reason God has pleasure in obedience is because disobedience is as the sin of divination. This is the very reason Samuel gives why disobedience is displeasing to God. In 1 Samuel 15:23 “…..for rebellion is as the sin of divination (the occult)”

Back in Deut 18:10 God had put divination in the same category with horrible things that he hates:

“there shall not be found among you any one who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, any one who practices DIVINATION, a soothsayer, or an augur, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a medium, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord.”

Why are rebellion and disobedience like the sin of divination? Divination is seeking to know what to do in a way that ignores the Word and counsel of God. It discounts the guidance and revelation of God, or regards them as wrong or insufficient. And that is exactly what disobedience is based on. God says one thing, and we say, “I think that I will consult another source of wisdom.”

In the case of divination the added source of wisdom is a medium of some sort. But most often in the case of disobedience the added source of wisdom is simply oneself!!!

Disobedience of God’s word puts my own wisdom in the place of God’s and thus insults God as the only sure and reliable source of wisdom. What does it say about your doctor if he writes the prescription for three pills a day and you decide to take them all once a day? It says that you put yourself above your doctor. You distrust his skill and competence and good will. It is a great insult, and he could not take pleasure in that—and you won’t get well.

(Today we see occult practices used in many casual ways. God never changes. What He said 6,000 years ago, is still the law now. This world is in for some serious wrath of God in the near future.

A wise person will be encased in the safety of God Himself to avoid His great wrath. That means making Him your Savior, being forgiven of your sins because –and only because– of His sarifice, and living your life in obedience and trust in Him.)

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