The Danger of Obeying
Man Over God
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
(Luke 6:46)
Today’s
Morsel: Why is it that people will listen to man and
they will not listen to God. For the past year and a half, man has
listened to man telling them what they can and cannot do. Wear a mask,
separate yourself from others, wash your hands, and stay home. I am
afraid that for
some, they are
allowing man to destroy their faith right
before their eyes. “A new study has
revealed that nearly a quarter of the U.S. population is currently experiencing
symptoms related to depression - that’s roughly three times the number
before the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic began. According to
Catherine Ettman, a doctoral student in public health at Brown University
and lead author of the study, which was published in the American Medical
Association journal JAMA Network Open. “We were surprised at the high levels of
depression," she told National Public Radio. “These rates were
higher than what we’ve seen in the general population after other large-scale
traumas like September 11. Hurricane Katrina, and the Hong Kong
unrest." In nationwide surveys conducted before the pandemic,
9 percent of respondents reported depressive symptoms, the researchers found.
Once the pandemic started, that percentage soared to 28 percent. Ettman
pointed out that there are a variety of factors that are likely driving the
surge in levels of depression, which can include “fear and anxiety around
COVID, as well as the dramatic economic consequences.” But the
increase of depression and anxiety can also be caused by listening to man and not
to God's word. For example, man has told us to separate ourselves from each
other. But God’s word says, “Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.”
(Hebrews 10:25) God said it is not
good for man to be alone. Man says to wash your hands. But God’s word
says, “These are the things which defile a man: but
to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.” (Matthew 15:20) Wear a mask. But God’s word says,
“And till
Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face. But when
Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he
came out. (Exodus 34:33-34).
Who are you going to listen to? If you are going to obey the laws of the
land, that is one thing; but it is much better to obey the word of God.
Sing: Jesus! Jesus! You know what's best for
me. So lead on, Jesus, I'll go wherever You lead.
Thought For Today: Be more
concerned with what God thinks about you than what people think about you.
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