0427. 419. Hard Things

419. Hard Things

Hard Things Come to Hard Sinners in Their Hard Ways

1. A Hardened Way. “The way of transgressors is hard” (Pro_13:15). Those who break God’s law will surely find hard things in their lives.

2. A Hardened Heart. “He that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief” (Pro_28:14). A hardened heart is a heart which will fall in disaster.

3. A Hardened Neck. “They hardened their neck” (Neh_9:16-17, Neh_9:29). Like a horse which will not answer to the driver, so sinners obey not the Lord.

4. A Hardened Mind. “His mind hardened in pride” (Dan_5:20). Pride stiffens to a downfall.

5. A Hard Bondage. “Made their lives bitter with hard bondage” (Exo_1:14). Bondage of Israel is a type of sin’s bondage.

6. Hard Riches. “How hard it is for them that trust in riches” (Mar_10:24). Riches are hardening if their hardness dominates.

7. Hard Pricks. “Hard for thee to kick against the pricks” (Act_26:14). The goads of sin cut the sinner.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH