There have been many people who defy God all the time. Last month I wrote about what happened to important people like a King who dared to do that. I just mentioned one example from the Bible, although there are many others. The Bible is full of true stories of what happened to people who were disobedient to God’s commands and died, but also of others who were obedient, and lived.
Stubborn people who are arrogant and cannot go against their own beliefs of taking advantage for themselves, and the ones who support them, for the wrong reasons, are all doomed to fall. And for that they usually defy and curse God. Others do it because they blame Him for everything “bad” that happens to them. These two groups have one thing in common: they both know He is real. Otherwise they wouldn’t care to do it. There is a third group who do not defy Him with their mouth, but with their actions; who actually thank Him for the wrong opportunity of “feeling good” and think of it as a prize (blessing). This one group will have its end results right here on earth with the rejection of others they might love.
All throughout the Bible we also see that not all is bad for those people who curse angrily because as we can read we have a God that loves us and is merciful with all of us who repent. In all the instances, despite how bad our fault might have been, He gives us an opportunity, not to feel good for an ephemeral time but to do great always. That is what he has promised to the ones who have believed and realized our error. The first hardheaded group who rather fight and hate Him will end bad because they would not dare to humiliate themselves into asking for forgiveness. The second group, if they get to think, might realize that if they are suffering is not really God’s fault, but their own or someone who has hurt them and will pay for it. They think He has deserted them when He’s really trying them to ask Him for help to overcome hard situations, to be free of the devil’s suggestions to curse God. When they realize how much our Creator gave up to pay our debt to make us worthy of eternal life, they’ll start getting wise and trusting, teaching their family to honor Him; humble to ask forgiveness for having let hate dominate them, and start feeling whole, loved and invincible. The emptiness we used to feel, the anxiety, the fear will go away. We’ll start living in the truth, and whatever happens will be to grow in strength for we are children of the Most High.
Before He went home, Jesus spoke to his disciples to prepare them (and us) to live in this world of sin due to our disobedience and said He would not leave us alone:
These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you may have tribulation, but take courage: I have OVERCOME the world. (John 16.33)
