When God Becomes Our Enemy

WHEN GOD BECOMES OUR ENEMY


But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them (Isaiah 63:10 KJV)


In life there are many things I don’t want to experience, the horrible and painful encounters of life. And yet I know that in this life there are fiery trials (I Peter 4:12). When the fiery trials of life come, I have an anchor, it’s God’s unchanging hand. You know the song, “hold to his hand, God’s unchanging hand, build you hopes on things eternal, hold to God’s unchanging hand.”



This is a great song, but we better be sure that we are doing what God tells us to do before we put our faith in God’s unchanging hand. If we are not doing what God requires we can forget the song, “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand,” because God’s hand is not there for us to hold onto when we do our will and not God’s.



In the book of Isaiah, Chapter 63, verse 9, we read that God is afflicted whenever Israel is afflicted. Not only that, but the angel who stands in the presence of God saves Israel, and God redeems Israel, and carries them on God own back. But when Israel rebels against God, and vex God holy Spirit; God turns against Israel and become Israel’s enemy. When God becomes Israel’s enemy God fights against Israel.



This text makes it clear, that God’s hand is changeable. God’s hand changes when we change. As long as we do the will of God, God’s hand is there for us to hold. But when we let sin run like a river through our lives, we vex the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can’t live in an unclean temple; unclean in heart, mind, and spirit.



Let’s take a minute and stop singing, “Hold to God Unchanging Hand,” in our hard times to take a good look at the enemy. We might just be surprise to find that the enemy, fighting against us is God. Let’s get it together, we don’t want God to fight against us, because that’s a fight we can’t win.