DO NOT DESPISE GOD’S WORD

Despising the word of God is to dishonor God’s command. It is disobedience to despise God’s word. Proverbs 13:13 cautions, “He who despises the word will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.” Despising the word of God is also a demonstration of lack of fear for His commands. Obeying God is obtaining the blessing of obedience from God while disobeying God is engaging the curses of disobedience. The word clearly warns, “He who despises the word will be destroyed…” God is forever consistent and will never lower the standard of His word to violate His word that does not return to Him void. All that God says He will do is a done deal.

King Saul despised the word of God by his act of disobedience and the consequence of his disobedience was fully manifested in his life. When the Philistines gathered to fight against Israel, Saul could not wait for Samuel’s instruction to wait seven days for Samuel to carry out the burnt offering. Saul went ahead to carry out the burnt offerings which was a violation of God’s command.  As a king, he was not in the place to offer burnt offering which was a priest’s assignment as commanded by God. As simple as Saul’s violation appeared to be, Samuel responded to Saul’s disobedience. “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” (1 Samuel 13:13-14) Saul despised God’s command and his lineage was forever terminated from becoming king. Before God, a sin is a sin and there is no minor sin or major sin. Plan to live life abundantly by abstaining from despising God’s command and you shall not be destroyed.
To disregard the works of God is another way of dishonoring God. Dishonoring God is despising His word. Are you one who is disregarding God consciously or unconsciously? It is a sin to disregard God; before God there is no excuse for sin but only repentance. Ignorance is not an excuse before God; it only makes destitution of a believer.

One of King David’s psalms testifies, “Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.” (Psalm 28:5) Are you one who consciously or unconsciously despises the works of the Lord or the operation of His hand? The works of God are created by His word and that makes His work to be qualified as His word. Also, the operations of His hand are encased in His word. Disregarding the works of a jealous God is evidence of not paying attention to God. Attention is the antidote of jealousy. When one gives God attention, it shall provoke God to attend to whoever gives Him attention. What is it that is denying you from regarding the works of His hand so that He may give regard to you in all your ways?
The operation of His hands deserves to be regarded as much as the works of His hand. How God operates is beyond any human comprehension and that is why He deserves all regards. In all our conduct and communication, we owe regards only to the Lord. Boasting is an act of disregarding God. Often times, man boasts unconsciously and/or consciously by words and actions.  James 4:13-16 documents what it means to boast: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.’  But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.” Pay all attention to God and give Him all the regards. Lean not on your own understanding in action or by the word of your mouth. God will not fail to regard those who give Him all regards by not despising His words of command and the operation of His hands.