Church of the Nazarene

Rebelling against God is costly.  As Dr. Stanley taught, people reap what they sow, more than they sow, and later than they sow.

Many people believe that rules prevent us from having a good time.  That is certainly not the Lord’s intention.  In fact, He offers us true freedom through a relationship with Him.  Our loving Father desires to keep His children growing in their faith and safe from harmful temptations.  He does that by limiting our actions and teaching us to follow certain laws and principles, which He has designed for our good.  There is no greater pleasure or source of contentment than serving Him.

But when we rebel and defy the Lord’s authority in some area of our life, we allow the Enemy to shackle us.  We may not initially feel the constraint he puts on us, but keep in mind that the consequences for those choices will always be unpleasant.  Whether they impact the body, mind, heart, or spirit, we will find ourselves distracted from wholly serving the Lord (Matthew 6:24).

God takes disobedience seriously because the consequences are grave.  As our loving Father, He has only our best in mind. So rebelling against Him is unprofit-able.  Wise men and women live by His Word and obey Him in love (John 14:21; John 14:23-24).

Choosing to sin causes us to miss the
good gifts our Father longs to give.