There are many people in the world today who do not want friends, they only want people they can boss to do their bidding and to elevate them as special. We are seeing more of this in the world because of the rebellion everywhere.
The "don't tell me" mentality is growing exponentially as the days grow darker before the tribulation begins.
Anything dark happening now will be far darker and more intense during the tribulation.
Jeremiah 7:26-28 "…26 Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 27 When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer. 28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.…"
There are many who say they know Christ who have never been born again. Many who say they believe the Bible but do not obey the words in it.
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’"
Obedience to Christ means searching the scripture to find out what God wants, to know His heart, and then actually practicing what we read.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
The Holy Spirit is our advocate with the Father, He is also our teacher Who guides us, but will only do so if we want Him to show us the truth. We cannot follow the Holy Spirit when we don't even care to listen to Him.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
Notice the purpose in hearing from God? That we might glorify Him, is the answer!!
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