A stubborn, bullheaded, rebellious heart will cost!
1 Samuel 8:19, Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
In 2008, Harry R. Truman dismissed warnings about the impending eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The 83-year-old Truman said, “The mountain is a mile away.” “The mountain ain’t gonna hurt me.” Well, Harry along with 52 other people were killed when the volcano erupted.
Samuel warned the Israelites; A king will take your children; making them servants in the army and servants in the king’s house. The king will take your wealth; your flocks, your land, and the fruit of your labor. The king will take your servants making them his servants. No matter what Samuel told them, they had a rebellious stubborn heart and they did care what Samuel had to say. Their response; “we will have a king over us.” The Children of Israel got exactly what Samuel described to them: a self-centered, self-serving, greedy king that would eventually do exactly what the Lord had said.
Child of God, do you have a streak of stubbornness when it come to what God wants for your life? Do you always question the authority God has placed over you? Do you push doors open that God has closed? Stand by, that stubborn, bullheaded, rebellious heart is going to cost you some relationships, some money, and if you don’t repent and trust Jesus as your Saviour, it will cost you your life for eternity!