Topic: “DEFIANCE” – Daily Devotional By Dag Heward-Mills Ministry 30 November 2021

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READ:2 Samuel 2:18-24

“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy” – Proverbs 29:1

Inflexibility is a manifestation of disloyalty. An inflexible person is stubborn and defiant; watch out for inflexible people in your set-up. They do not want to go beyond what is stipulated in their contract and are not prepared to adapt to any new situation. A sulking face is the trademark of such inflexible workers.

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Stubborn people are also not prepared to take correction when they are confronted. You will see this in the life of Saul. When Samuel confronted him about the war with the Amalekites, he was inflexible and unyielding in his discussion with Saul. He insisted that he had obeyed the Lord. The evidence of his disobedience was obvious and yet Saul argued with Samuel (1 Samuel 15:13-21).

Some years ago, I had a worker who misused some church property. Initially, he denied everything! Because of this, I collected a lot of documentary evidence to prove that he was actually misappropriating the equipment and the church’s money. When I had gathered all the documents, I called for a meeting. I presented all the documents that showed unambiguously that this gentleman had disobeyed instructions. Would you believe that in spite of the evidence, this man argued with us for three hours? I watched as an inflexible and unyielding attitude was flagrantly displayed.

Indeed, it was only a matter of time before this stubborn individual became openly rebellious. Truly, stubbornness is a manifestation of disloyalty!