The essence of our sin nature is to rebel against God. This was personified when Jesus was brought before Pilate. The Jews had a choice of releasing Barabbas, a rebel, or Jesus, a man with no faults. The Jews in their defiant behavior chose to release Barabbas and for Jesus to be punished [Luke 23:18-19, "And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:   (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)" ]. This is the essence of our sin nature to side with rebellion and not with God.

BIBLE SRIPTURE: Luke 23:18, "And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:"

From God's perspective, He must be amazed at the choices we make because of our sin nature. This was the case with the Jews when Moses led them out bondage.   The Jews soon after being led into the wilderness decided to rebel with the express purpose of returning to their bondage in Egypt. Nehemiah 9:17 says, "...and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage..." This is way the sin nature in all of us desires to act. Our sin nature desires to rebel against God and return to the bondage of sin. Our defiant behavior's purpose is to return to the bondage of sin. Unbelievable is our insanity.

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Nehemiah 9:17, "And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not."

Even when God does good things for us, our sin nature will rebel. This happened with Saul, Israel's first king. As time pasted while Saul was king, he became full of himself thinking he knew better than God and God's prophet, Samuel. He overtly disobeyed God's word that Samuel had given him. God ultimately rejected Saul as king because of his defiant behavior and anointed David to take his place (1st Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."). When God blesses us, we need to stay humble and obedient. Whatever talents, wisdom, riches, or power God has given us, it is still God's. We are just stewards over God's resources and these resources can be taken away.

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: 1st Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."

God does not suffer rebellion long. The only reason He is patient with our defiant behavior is that He loves us and desires for us to repent in order to re-establish a relationship with Him. God sees people who rebel against Him and rebel against His word as evil. If you continue in your defiant behavior God will send you a "cruel messenger" to either chastise you or destroy you (Proverbs 17:11, "An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.").

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 17:11, "An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him."