The reason the Word of the LORD comes to anybody is to give them a chance to repent. God gives us space to repent, but because we will not repent, that’s why He brings judgment.
In the Book of Revelation when God is talking about “Jezebel”, and how the people are deceived by her and lead away from the Word of God and His commandments, God’s charge against her is not that she went against God, but that she would NOT REPENT! (Rev. 2:21 “And I gave her space to repent of her fornication and she repented not.”) It is not that we committed sin, but that we don’t repent that God judges us.
We can no longer think or believe or teach that God hates whatever we don’t do but only what others do. God hates sin. Not just little sin or big sin, but ALL SIN! He sends His Word to give us space to repent. And He hates when He speaks to us and we will not repent.
Repentance is a gift from God. You can’t just do it whenever you want to. It is a grace from God that He gives us. We must come out of the sin when God gives us the gift. If you ignore the gift long enough, you will get to where you cannot feel it anymore. Your conscience will come so seared with a hot iron that nothing will cause you to feel uncomfortable or guilty about what you have done or are doing and you know it goes against the will of God. You will continue in your own way because nothing bothers you anymore. Still dancing, shouting and praying, and nothing will upset you anymore because God has stopped asking, because you have said “NO” so many times. Thank you, LORD, that you can STILL disturb me! Thank You, LORD, that You can still trouble me! I never want to get so big that I can’t humble myself and say I am sorry. Hard-headed people will lose all they have because they are too stubborn to change. Stubbornness will lead to Egotism.
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