OK parents, a little test. Which displeases you most? Your child breaking something, or your child breaking something you told him not to touch? Of course it is the disobedience or rebellion that far outweighs a momentary dose of clumsiness. How can disobedience be seen as anything other than a disrespect of your parenthood? It is the same way with God. When we don't obey His commands we are in effect telling him that we don't really think that He knows best. Our unbelief is the great sin. It is the root of all the sinful actions we see. We are exhorted not to harden our hearts like the children of Israel did. Their sin was in not believing that God would complete His promise. As a result, they all died in the desert. These were the same people who saw God deliver them from Egypt and part the Red Sea for them, but hardened their hearts when it came time to conquer a few giants.
God knows the attitudes of our hearts. Don't harden your heart against him. Jesus is our High Priest. Go to him with your struggles. When we are in Jesus, we can approach him boldly and find mercy and grace that will help us in our time of need.
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