Day 35: Curse for Despising His Word
Week Five: Our God is Mighty and Terrible
Isaiah 5:20-24
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe
unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle
strong drink: which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the
righteousness of the righteous from him! Therefore as the fire devoureth the
stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as
rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast
away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of
Israel."
Devotional
Welcome to The Turnaround’s 52 Days of Prayer!
INTRODUCTION
Unknowingly as Christians, we can despise the Word when we become
too familiar with it. Familiarity means becoming accustomed to
something to the point where you no longer perceive its importance or
characteristics. It essentially means getting used to something and not
valuing it until you ignore it. This is where we begin things like: calling evil
good and good evil.
INSIGHT
BE CAREFUL! We can become too familiar with the Word of God when we
lose reverence and awe towards it.
BE CAREFUL! We can become too familiar with the Word of God when the
sin condemned by the Bible no longer causes us pain because our hearts
have become hardened.
BE CAREFUL! Familiarity breeds unbelief. When Jesus returned to Nazareth,
his hometown, he was not able to perform many miracles there due to
the unbelief of his fellow townspeople. They didn’t believe in him because
they knew him, because they saw him grow up, because they knew his
parents and siblings, and because they were with him all the time: “Isn’t
this the son of so-and-so, brother of…” (Matthew 13:53-58).
BE CAREFUL! Familiarity leads to a loss of expectation and immediately
causes us to lose the capacity to be amazed that we hold in our hands
the ability to know our God through His Word.
I believe that most Christians have no trouble believing that the Bible is
the inspired Word of God. The issue lies in how much of what we believe
transforms our lifestyle—in other words, how much of God’s Word is in us.
PRAYER
Lord, we ask for forgiveness for having neglected your Word and for becoming accustomed to the fact that you speak to us through it every day.
Awaken in us the desire to spend time with it and to put it into practice every day of our lives. In Jesus name, Amen.
DECLARATION PRINCIPLE
Rejecting truth and moral law brings consequences to individuals and
nations.
DECLARATION CONNECTION
The Declaration lists a long train of abuses to show that persistent
injustice destroys legitimate trust
SCRIPTURE FOUNDATION
Proverbs 13:13; Galatians 6:7
Comments