Date: Thursday, 20th November 2025
Text: Deuteronomy 28:15
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Disobedience is the outward expression of an inward rebellion, a quiet refusal to align with the will of God. Scripture warns that. “It shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken… all these curses shall come upon thee” (Deuteronomy 28:15). Every act of rebellion attracts a consequence, and no one escapes the harvest of what they sow. The path of disobedience may look harmless at first, but it always leads away from God’s covering. When the heart resists instruction, destiny begins to suffer decline.
Rebellion closes doors that obedience would have opened with ease. Saul lost the kingdom not to witches, but to disobedience, for Samuel declared, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). Adam forfeited Eden because he listened to another voice above God’s voice. Moses, beloved by God, missed Canaan because he struck when God said speak. These examples remind us that no level of anointing, calling, or spiritual experience exempts anyone from the cost of disobedience.
Disobedience breaks divine patterns and interrupts divine promises. It disconnects a believer from grace, frustrates divine help, and opens the door to unnecessary affliction. Isaiah cried, “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land” (Isaiah 1:19), meaning the blessings of the land answer only to obedience. When obedience is absent, favour dries up and struggles multiply. Nothing destroys spiritual progress faster than persistent disobedience.
But blessed is the man who yields to God’s voice, for obedience restores what disobedience damaged. It reopens closed doors and realigns destinies with God’s purpose. Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15), showing that obedience is the highest expression of love. When the heart bends towards God, mercy flows and grace increases. Your greatness, your preservation, and your promotion are hidden in the pathways of obedience.
Prayer Nugget: Father, please, deliver me from every form of disobedience and rebellion; give me a heart that yields quickly and obeys willingly in Jesus name.