My Biggest Problem… My Rebellious Heart

Our problem is not an inadequate education. It is a rebellious heart.
–Ravi Zacharias

It is not that we don’t know how to live for God.
It is not that we don’t have enough information about what He wants us to do.
It is not that we don’t understand the difference between right and wrong.

God has clearly revealed His will to us.
Not only do we have His Word that tells us how we should live, we also have been created in His image and the knowledge of good and evil has been written in our conscience.

Romans 1 tells us, “that which is known about God is evident within us; for God made it evident to us. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what He made, so that we are without excuse.”

So the problem is not that we don’t know enough about God and about godly living.
The problem is that we are rebellious.

One example is how we have an innate desire to rebel against authority, such as the amount of litter that can often be found at the base of “No Dumping” signs! Our rebellious hearts never like being told what to do, so we see a sign that gives us a command and we show that sign what we think about its authority.

Paul says – the good I know I should do is not what I find myself doing. Instead my rebellious heart continues to pull me into choosing things that I know are evil.

Our rebellious hearts have caused us to set ourselves apart as enemies of God.
Fortunately for us, God loves us so much that while we were still living in rebellion to Him, Jesus died for us.

A Rebellious Heart. We all have one.
That is why I am so glad that though the sin of rebellion is abundant in my life, God’s grace is even MORE abundant.

God, forgive me for my continued rebellious heart. Help me to be less and less rebellious and more and more obedient to You due to my embracing a better understanding of Your great love for me.