By Olubunmi Adebayo
*The greatest setback to humanity was captured by the statement below :*
*Genesis 3: [9] “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?*
*[10]And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.*
*[11]And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?*
*[12]And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.*
*[13]And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat”.*
*With the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, the spirit of rebellion was birthed in the human race.*
*But thanks be to Jesus Christ Who came through for our propitiation, through His death on the cross for the purpose of the forgiveness of the sins of man, thereby reconciling us back to God the Father. This act of Jesus can only achieve its purpose on the condition of our accepting Jesus as our personal Lord and Saviour.*
*From the moment of the Adamic fall, every man has a strong desire to rebel when he feels like or when an occasion calls for such.*
*Ordinarily, rebellion is no joke : it could be very costly.*
*When you rebel in the military, the consequence is death, if you are caught in the act.*
*Man should not forget the fact that when the Devil, who was an arch-angel known as the Son of the Morning rebelled against God, the consequence was damnation and condemnation. And because of this, he was sent packing from God’s presence – leading to a third of the forces of Heaven suffering the same fate with him. Today, he is called Lucifer, and other such names, while his host is called ‘the evil forces’.*
*To rebel is to go in the opposite direction of what you are expected or commanded to do. And every human has the tendency to do this.*
*What is the lesson for us all?*
*Be careful of the attitude called ‘rebellion’.*
*This is because if you rebel against the wrong person, there could be dire consequences following your actions.*
*Take for example, if you rebel against institutions and personalities such as God or His servants, you may get more than what you bargained for, yet you wouldn’t have achieved anything from your rebellion.*
*Several people are today languishing in one despicable situation or the other in their journey of life, because they have rebelled where they should not, thereby hindering themselves from making the necessary progress they should have made.*
*Some children are suffering today because they rebelled against the critical mandates of their parents.*
*Do you even know that there are individuals today facing the consequences of rebellion committed by their ancestors that lived several generations before them? It is this serious!*
*My advice? Retrace your steps if and where you have rebelled, and seek a reconciliation with God.*
*Permit me to say that you don’t have to be a rebel before you bring about the needed change around you. If you are desirous to make changes happen around you, then let the change start with you through your accepting Jesus as your Lord And Saviour.*
Good day to you
©️ Olubunmi S Adebayo.
