Results of Not Submitting – 2

Korah was swallowed by earth:

Numbers 16:27-33

So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.  Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children  and little ones at the entrances to their tents.

    Then Moses said, “This is how you will know  that the Lord has sent me  to do all these things and that it was not my idea:   If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.    But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth  and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,  then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt. ”

    As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart    and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them  and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions.   They went down alive into the realm of the dead,  with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community

Fourteen thousand seven hundred people got perished:

Numbers 16:41-49

The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.

    But when the assembly gathered in opposition  to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord  appeared.   Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting,   and the Lord said to Moses,   “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end  to them at once.” And they fell facedown.

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer  and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly  to make atonement  for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;  the plague  has started.”   So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,  but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them.   He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.    But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.

A Commitment to Obey

Psalm 1:1-6

Scripture proclaims God’s great power and majesty while also revealing His deep mercy and love. He is worthy of wholehearted, passionate submission but doesn’t often get it. Are you among the few who offer themselves to Him without reservation?

Complete obedience is a choice to follow God regardless of the consequences. This means that we obey the Lord even if our friends choose a different path or when suffering and embarrassment are guaranteed. Seeing His will done is more important than our own comfort or personal ambition. We commit the consequences to God and cling to His promises: He will never leave us (Deut. 31:6), and He makes good out of every situation (Rom. 8:28).

If Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life, what right do you have to limit how and when you’ll do His will?

Believers have no right to set their own limits; their one criterion for making decisions should be, What does God want me to do? The answer at times may cause suffering, but obedience is always right. And following God in all things is the surest path to favour and spiritual growth.

1 John 3:1

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Some gifts are too precious for words and too wonderful to fully appreciate. The greatest of these gifts is that we are God's children! We have been adopted into the Father's family! Jesus claims us as his younger siblings! Even though the world may not acknowledge this, that condition doesn't make it any less true. After all, the world didn't recognize its Creator when he became flesh and lived among the people he had made. God's Word, however, still proclaims the truth; we ARE the children of God!

Bible Quiz on Animals – 1

1. A strong man took revenge over his  enemies by burning their crops. Which animal did he use?
Ans: Fox (Judges 15:4-5)

2. Which animal  opened its mouth and spoke up to a prophet?
Ans: Balaam’s Ass (Num. 22:22-30)

3. To which animal is Jesus compared in John 1:29?
Ans: Lamb of God

4. In the Book of Revelation Satan is compared a creature. What creature is it?
Ans: Great Dragon (Rev. 12:9)

5. A young man went in search of his asses who were missing and became a king. Who was he?
Ans: Saul (1 Sam. 9:3; 10:1)

6. King Nebuchadnezzar ate grass as which animal?
Ans: Oxen (Dan. 5:33)

7. When 42 children mocked Prophet Elisha, they were killed by two animals. Which animals were they?
Ans: Bears (2 Kings 2:24)

8. Which animals almost ate Daniel?
Ans: Lions (Dan. 6)

9. Jesus said, “Neither cast your pears before ………………..”
Ans: Swine

10. What swallowed Prophet Jonah?
Ans: Whale or Great Fish (Jonah 1:15-17)

11. On what animal did Jesus ride to Jerusalem as king?
Ans: Colt of an Ass (Mark 11:7)

12. To which animals did Rebekh (Rebecca) give drinking water?
Ans: Camel (Gen. 24:15-20)

Is today the limit of God's working time?

 There hath not failed one word of all his good promise (1 Kings 8:56).

Some day we shall understand that God has a reason in every NO which He speaks through the slow movement of life. "Somehow God makes up to us." How often, when His people are worrying and perplexing themselves about their, prayers not being answered, is God answering them in a far richer way! Glimpses of this we see occasionally, but the full revelation of it remains for the future.

Oh for the faith that does not make haste, but waits patiently for the Lord, waits for the explanation that shall come in the end, at the revelation of Jesus Christ! When did God take anything from a man, without giving him manifold more in return? Suppose that the return had not been made immediately manifest, what then? Is today the limit of God's working time? Has He no provinces beyond this little world? Does the door of the grave open upon nothing but infinite darkness and eternal silence?

Luke 3:8

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

Grace is given to us as a free gift. It cannot be earned or merited. But salvation that does not move us out of our self-destructive and rebellious ways is counterfeit. Repentance is a life change. It is a realization that we have been going the wrong way on a one-way street. It is an acknowledgement that trying to guide our own lives is always going to end in disappointment, disaster, and death without Jesus being Lord of both our lips and our lives.

We know that God's grace is marvelous, but let's also learn that his will is gracious. As we do, we will change our behavior to reflect the character of the Father who sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins!

Bible Promises

Genesis 14:19-20

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything

Genesis 17:4-6

Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.  No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.  I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

Significance of Submission

It is Fitting

Colossians 3:18

 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands,  as is fitting in the Lord.

It pleads the Lord

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

It leads further

Acts 22:10

“‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

 “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’

It heals the sick

James 5:14-15

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders  of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil  in the name of the Lord.   And the prayer offered in faith  will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

It leads to great faith

Matthew 8:9-10

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

    When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith

Unbelievers may be won

1 Peter 3:1-2

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves  to your own husbands  so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over  without words by the behaviour of their wives,   when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

Kept under watch

Hebrew 13:17

Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

What you should say?

Luke 12:8; Luke 12:11-12

Jesus gives us two incredible promises. First, he assures us that if we publicly confess our allegiance to Him, then he will claim us as his own before the Father and the angels in heaven (Matthew 10:32).
Then, he goes a step beyond the first promise: He tells us that we aren't to worry even about what to say in difficult situations because the Holy Spirit will give us the words to say! No wonder the Holy Spirit is described as God's seal of ownership and our guarantee of salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14).

Quote 

.. "Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free." - Stormie Omartian

..  “So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: "I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!” ― Martin Luther

..  “But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.” - Francis Chan

..  “Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!” ― Joel Osteen

Bible Promises
 
 Genesis 5:1-2

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.  Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.

Genesis 9:11

I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

1 Thessalonians 1:2

We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.

Why is it so hard to share with others that we have thanked God for bringing them into our lives? God let his Son Jesus know his love and approval. Remember his words at Jesus' baptism and transfiguration? "This is my Son, whom I love..." The apostle Paul also let the struggling churches he started know that he was praying for them regularly (cf. Philippians 1:3).

It's a great blessing to thank God for someone special in our lives. It's a double blessing to let those people know we've thanked God for their being in our lives. Let's commit to be a "double blessing" people today!

Examples of Obtaining Favour

Abraham

Genesis 23:10-11

Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites  who had come to the gate  of his city.   “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give  you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

Joseph

Genesis 39:2

The Lord was with Joseph  so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

Joshua

Joshua 6:27

So the Lord was with Joshua,  and his fame spread  throughout the land.

David

1 Samuel 18:14

In everything he did he had great success,  because the Lord was with  him

Abigail

1 Samuel 25:3

His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.  She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.

Daniel

Daniel 1:8-9

But Daniel resolved not to defile  himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.   Now God had caused the official to show favor  and compassion  to Daniel,

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

Samuel

1 Samuel 2:26

And the boy Samuel continued to grow  in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.

Results of Not Submitting - 1

Ham was cursed:

Genesis 9:22-25

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked  and told his two brothers outside.   But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.

    When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,   he said,
  “Cursed  be Canaan!

 The lowest of slaves

 will he be to his brothers. ”

Miriam got leprosy:

Numbers 12:1-10

Miriam  and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife,  for he had married a Cushite.   “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”  And the Lord heard this.

    (Now Moses was a very humble man,  more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)
    At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out.   Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud;  he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward,   he said, “Listen to my words:

  “When there is a prophet among you,

 I, the Lord, reveal  myself to them in visions,

 I speak to them in dreams.

    But this is not true of my servant Moses;

 he is faithful in all my house.

With him I speak face to face,

 clearly and not in riddles;

 he sees the form of the Lord.

 Why then were you not afraid

 to speak against my servant Moses?
”
     The anger of the Lord burned against them,  and he left them.

    When the cloud lifted from above the tent,  Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow.  Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease