Disobedience has it's consequences

DISOBEDIENCE HAS IT’S CONSEQUENCES

Numbers 20:7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

The children of Israel were murmuring again, (imagine that), and Moses and Aaron had inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered and told them exactly what to do.

To take the rod, gather the people together, speak to the rock and they would have water.

But Moses disobeyed and struck the rock twice, God gave them water but, Moses had disobeyed what the Lord told him to do. As we would say today he had had all he could stand and let his temper get the best of him. Look at what that cost him and Aaron, neither got to enter the Promised Land. It may seem like a small thing, he just hit a rock, but remember this God says what He means and means what He says. Although Moses got to see the Promised Land he never got to go in with Israel. Would you agree with me that disobedience caused a missed blessing?

I wonder how many blessings we miss out on because of disobedience. I am afraid that many of us do. Notice I said us not you, for I know at times I have been disobedient, in small things that seemed minimal at the time but I wonder what I have missed because of a small amount of disobedience. When you are led of the Spirit to do something and you don’t you have quenched the Spirit and that is disobedience. I have many regrets of not acting when I know I should have. Here is a biggie for me: The Lord dealt with me about preaching and I knew it was Him because I didn’t think I could do it or for that matter I didn’t want to do it, (disobedience) . But He didn’t just deal with me once it was something that I ran from for a long time and I was miserable. It was nearly as bad as being under conviction when I was lost. I finally gave up and surrendered to preach the Gospel, but I wonder at how many blessings were lost because of my disobedience.

Let me urge you to be obedient to the Word of God as well as the leading of the Lord and the Holy Ghost. Don’t live with what might have been and wondering how many blessings you have missed.

Jesus said in John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Just obey

Have a great day