Rebellion Is As the Sin of Witchcraft
November 20, 2022 · 46:06 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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Summary
The preacher opens with a testimony from his first year in the faith. A forceful man came to the church confidently naming the year of Christ's return, and no one dared contradict him. But God prompted the young believer to ask one question: do you fear God? The man's answer - 'I used to not fear Him, but now I fear a little' - exposed the deception. That same spirit of deception and resistance has shadowed the church in every generation.
Drawing on the apostle Paul, on Samuel, Stephen, and the parable of the minas, the message warns about the spirit of opposition - the refusal to submit to God and His word. Scripture calls rebellion as serious as witchcraft and stubbornness a form of idolatry. The same spirit raised Korah against Moses, Alexander the coppersmith against Paul, and the crowd that murdered Stephen. Yet Christ Himself never resisted those who wronged Him.
Judgment begins at the house of God, so the Lord first calls His own servants to account before He judges the world. Recalling his grandfather's sixteen years in the labor camps for preaching Christ, the preacher urges courage in a hostile culture and calls believers to clothe themselves in humility, submit to God's will, and guard their homes from the quiet rebellion the enemy loves to sow.
Key Points
- Rebellion against God is as grave as witchcraft, and stubborn resistance is a form of idolatry (1 Samuel 15:23).
- The man of sin is marked by two traits: opposition to God and exalting himself above God, so we must anchor everything in Scripture.
- Resistance can be loud and open or quiet and inward, and both grieve the Holy Spirit.
- Christ never resisted those who wronged Him, and He calls us to His humble, peaceable spirit.
- Judgment begins with God's own house: the Lord calls His servants to account before He judges the world.
- Faithfulness often means serving in a hostile world, and like the preacher's grandfather we may suffer for naming Christ.
- The enemy targets not only the church but the home, so guard your marriage and family from the spirit of strife.
Devotional
Ask the Lord today what spirit truly rules your heart. Rebellion rarely announces itself out loud; more often it hides as a quiet refusal to do what God has clearly said. Jesus did not resist those who wronged Him, and He invites us into that same gentleness and trust. Lay down every hidden 'no,' clothe yourself in humility, and let His peace settle over your home and your soul.
Rebellion against God is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry.
A man who fears God only 'a little' has already opened the door to deception.
Christ never resisted those who wronged Him, and that is the spirit He calls us to carry.
