Date: Wednesday, 19th November 2025
Text: Psalm 78:8
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
God calls Israel, “A stubborn and rebellious generation,” and that word still echoes for many of us today. To be stubborn is to refuse to bend, even when God’s truth confronts us. When our hearts harden, we cut ourselves off from divine correction and the flow of heaven. Many destinies stall, not because God is unable, but because our hearts will not yield. A broken, contrite heart can be blessed, but a stubborn one resists God’s grace and hinders His purpose.
The writer of Hebrews warns us to listen to the voice of the Lord, “Today, if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts” (Hebrews 3:7–8). Hardness of heart makes us spiritually deaf and blind to the conviction of the Holy Spirit. When we refuse God’s promptings, we close ourselves to repentance and transformation. The danger of rebellion lies not just in resisting, but in becoming comfortable in disobedience. Spiritual stagnation often begins in the soil of a stubborn heart.
In Zechariah we read that some, “Made their hearts as an adamant stone” (Zechariah 7:11–12), refusing to listen, refusing to respond. A heart of stone repels God’s voice, resists His instruction, and resists His presence. But God says in Ezekiel 36:26 that He will give us a new heart—a heart of flesh. Only a soft, teachable heart can receive His counsel, carry His burden, and walk in His divine plan. Transformation begins when hardness gives way to humility.
Beloved, God desires a heart that bows, not a heart that battles. He longs for a spirit that is tender, not tenacious, so His blessing can flow without hindrance. Ask Him to melt away every trace of obstinacy and yield you to His will that you may walk in obedience and power. The fullness of your destiny awaits a heart surrendered. Let today be the day you refuse stubbornness and embrace sensitivity to God’s voice.
Prayer Nugget: Father please, cast out every stone of resistance in my heart, and give me a soft, tender, and teachable spirit in Jesus name.