9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. ~ Proverbs 28:9NIV
When we don’t listen and obey the Word of God, we become detestable to God. Even our prayers are detestable to Him. Why? Because when we don’t live according to God’s instruction, then we are living according to sin. And if we are living according to sin, then we are slaves to sin. And if we are slaves to sin, then sin is our god.
We can’t serve both God and sin. We have to choose. Life and death are set before each of us. How we live our lives will determine which one we choose. God is a jealous God; we can’t sleep with the enemy every day and then pray and act holy on Sunday. We have to make a choice.
What if you’ve made the wrong choice? God is a jealous God, but He is also a loving and merciful God. Therefore, if you repent, God will forgive you. You don’t have to clean yourself off. He will clean you like only He can do.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Make a Choice.