Heaven Is Disturbed

This word disturbed means agitated, distressed or disrupted. There are times that I’m deeply disturbed by the behavior of others. I’m also disappointed and confused. Disturbed carries with it a deeper and more profound level.

As I’ve been journeying through the history of Israel and Judah, I see such disrespect for the Lord with one particular king and then another will follow the Lord fully. As I was reading about the Lord’s punishment upon Judah by allowing the king of Israel to defeat them, I was struck by the phrase, “heaven was disturbed”. Check this out….

 ⁹ But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed. ¹⁰ And now you are planning to make slaves of these people from Judah and Jerusalem. What about your own sins against the Lord your God? ¹¹ Listen to me and return these prisoners you have taken, for they are your own relatives. Watch out, because now the Lord’s fierce anger has been turned against you!” (2 Chronicles 28:9-11 NLT)

I started looking back over my life and I’m sure that I’ve disturbed heaven too. I know that there are times when I’ve gone too far. I’m thankful that God, in His mercy, turned me back around and set my feet on solid ground.

I began to wonder about what behaviors in my life disturb heaven.

I know the difference between right and wrong.
I know about obedience to the Lord.

I know about keeping my heart in pursuit of His heart.

I want to keep a check on my sin so that I don’t disturb heaven.

I want to be zoned in to fully obey the Lord so that I’m nowhere near the line of disobedience and shame. I don’t want my behavior to ever disturb heaven and bring down punishment upon myself.  I want to listen to the Lord. I want to follow the Lord fully. I don’t want the Lord to be agitated or frustrated with me. I want to bring a smile to the Lord’s face when He thinks of me.

Pressing On!

Dwayne