DCLM Daily Manna, Saturday October 10, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Hostility towards God

Topic: Hostility Towards God [Saturday October 10, 2015]

Text: Psalms 78:10-20

Key Verse: “They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law” (Psalm 78:10).

The Israelites, for quite a number of times, displayed hostilities towards God, in spite of what He did for them. They refused to keep His commandments but only interested in what they liked to do. As Ephraim had everything it needed to fight a war but ran away, so also God gave His people everything they needed but they refused to obey Him. God made a way through the Red Sea for the Israelites to pass through, while the Egyptians were drowned.

This miracle was the first of its kind in the world. God also showed them the way through the desert by the means of a special cloud in the day and at night. He supplied water for them in the desert when they thought they would die of thirst. After all these miracles, the people still refused to obey God’s laws or keep the covenant. Surprisingly, there are so-called children of God who are more hostile to God than the Israelites. God has helped them and lifted them beyond measure in their families and society. He gave them wives, husbands, children, promotion and riches. Yet, their hearts are buffeted with pride and arrogance. Some have completely forgotten God, who helped them to overcome their challenges and blessed them with abundant resources. He has healed, comforted and strengthened them. Yet they have refused to reciprocate His kind gesture. The believer’s relationship with God cannot be based solely on what we receive from Him.

We are to worship God and appreciate Him, even if His blessings momentarily “cease.” It is more than enough that He has saved us and is preparing us for heaven. Whatever else He does for us must be sufficiently appreciated, so that He will always be satisfied and happy with our sacrifices.

Thought for the day: Sin is a deadly reproach to both man and God

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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.