How Will We React to God's Correction?
1 Samuel 2:30; 3:11-21; 4:11-18; 2 Sam. 12

How do we react to the correction of God when He send it our way? Do we (as Eli) just ignore it? Do we (as David) repent and make corrections in our life? Just how do we approach the corrections of God when He sends them our way? Hearing the correction is not enough, reacting to it is important as how we react!

I. God will not set idly by and not give us warnings and corrections.

A. He uses the Holy Spirit to speak to us.
B. He uses His Word to guide us.
C. He uses God's man to speak to us. Man of God, Samuel, and Nathan.
II. How we react affects our future. Romans 6:13
A. How well we serve God. We can't serve well with sin in our lives!
B. How well our loved ones serve God is affected by us!
III. Eli chose to down play the warnings of God
A. To the point he did not remove his sons.
B. To the point that it cost him their lives and his.
IV. David accepted the judgment of God in his life
A. To the point that he was spared.
B. To the point that he was really sorry.
C. He still paid a penalty - lost the unborn child.
V. How will we accept the correction of God in our life?
A. Will we hate the messenger?
B. Will we ignore the warnings?
C. Will we acknowledge our sin?
D. Will we repent and be removed form the sin?
E. Will we set the example before our loved ones?

Gary Marcum - East 38th Street Free Will Baptist - 111796am