Jesus had just healed two men, delivering them from demon possession and after this people of the region begged Him to leave. Others, in scripture, reject knowledge of God and still others hold to evil and reject good. Why do people reject Him? How many times do we reject His leading and purpose throughout the day? Rejecting God and His purpose for our lives comes with many consequences, all of them bad. However, for those who chose to humbly serve Him – they will find peace, love, joy, blessing, hope, and security.
Matthew 8:34
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region
Psalms 36:2
For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
He plots trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in a way that is not good;
he does not reject evil
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children
Proverbs 1:29
Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster
