- Jeremiah 43:2
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lᴏʀᴅ our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: (KJV)
Is it a wonder God resists the proud? Pride resists God. These men had made up their minds to go to Egypt before Jeremiah came to them with the Word of the Lord telling them to stay put. It is highly probable that they had already determined to go to Egypt before cnsulting with Jeremiah, and they were only expecting him to tell God to bless the venture. Then the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, His prophet contradicted those plans. Because the men were proud, they did not accept the Word of God.
They accused Jeremiah of prophecying falsely; of joining forces with the enemy. It was not an uncommon accusation. Jeremiah had been accused of that several times before. It may be that their pride was such that they did not believe God would have different direction for them. "Our plans are so good, so solid, so well thought out that there is no way God would not approve of them." When He did, they honestly did not believe it was the Word of the Lord. It may be that they did believe it was God's Word (with no more faith than a grain of a mustard seed) but rejected it for their own counsel. Have I not been guilty of both these? INDEED!
Sometimes the will of the Lord comes via the preaching of the Word of the Lord. Sometimes its through the reading of the Word of the Lord. Sometimes its through prayer that is answered and summarily rejected. Sometimes its through a person in authority over me. No matter the method, when I reject the will of God in order to pursue my own will, wants, and desires, I am telling God He is wrong.
- Not a good move.
