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WHEN DISOBEDIENCE COMES!
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
Leviticus 26
1 John 1:8-10
“And if ye will not yet for all this
hearken unto me, then I will punish
you seven times more for your sins.”
WHEN DISOBEDIENCE COMES!
The number of verses teaching what the LORD would do to Israel if she disobeyed Him versus God’s blessings is in the ratio of three to one. The reason is when Israel obeyed the LORD, the blessings were abundantly poured down from heaven. But when Israel disobeyed the LORD, the chastisement would come upon Israel in stages. It would begin with admonishment through the warning ministry of His prophets. If Israel repented, then all would be well and blessings would return. But when Israel stubbornly refused to repent and remained in sin, then the chastisement would increase in intensity. The moment Israel repented and returned to the LORD, the chastisement would cease and blessings would return. The severity of chastisement increased from rebuke, to afflicting the Land via drought and famine, to diseases afflicting the persons, followed by oppressors if Israel still refused to stop her sins. The chastisement climaxed in their exile whereby Israel was no longer a holy national witness as God removed her from the Land.
The manner in which the LORD chastises His church today remains unchanged. If the church refuses to repent, chastisements will follow. If the church still refuses to repent, then the LORD will take His glory away. The church will just be a shell of her former spiritual blessing. All who remain will be playing church, not attending church. They may worship and pray, but their praises and prayers will not go higher than the ceiling of the sanctuary. This will hold true for the individual believer as well, because the church is the sum of the believers of that church. Truly born-again believers will see through the emptiness of that congregation and leave for a sound, biblical church. The LORD assures us that His sheep hear His voice and follow Him. When the voice of the LORD is no longer preached, only goats will remain. It is important that every believer ensures that he is a sheep and not a goat. The church he attends reveals the nature of his soul, and his relationship with his Lord Jesus Christ.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 26:15-16
PRAYER: Search me, O Father, and know my heart. If there be any sin in me, help me to repent and return to Thee, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.