May 25, 2010
There are consequences for our choices. Always! We may not see them right away but they will come. Guaranteed.
The Israelites won many battles because they were obedient and God was giving the victory. Now they couldn't drive all the people out and it was because they were disobedient and God was not giving them victory. Judges 2:2–3 - "But you did not obey me. How could you do this? Now I tell you, 'I will not force out the people in this land. They will be your enemies, and their gods will be a trap for you.' "
Oh, the importance of daily choosing to follow hard after Christ. I want to make sure I am daily doing that by daily reading His Word and asking Him for His guidance in my life. I want to make sure that the biggest change "the storm" brought about in our lives (praising God and inquiring of God) remains even after "the storm" has passed. It's ALL about Him. Our lives should not be about what He can do for us. Instead our lives should reflect an attitude of servant-hood and the desire to learn what can we do for HIM.
I just love reading the Old Testament. The coming of Christ in the New Testament means so much more when you understand the history of the Old. We want to be faithful. We choose to believe and obey. We choose to trust. We choose to wait on the LORD.
Consequences and accountability happens. What happened to the king (Judges 1:7) that cut off 70 kings' fingers and toes? The exact same thing. Judges 1:7 - "Now God has paid me back for what I did to them."
Next Entry: Judges 2:6 – 3:6
There are consequences for our choices. Always! We may not see them right away but they will come. Guaranteed.
The Israelites won many battles because they were obedient and God was giving the victory. Now they couldn't drive all the people out and it was because they were disobedient and God was not giving them victory. Judges 2:2–3 - "But you did not obey me. How could you do this? Now I tell you, 'I will not force out the people in this land. They will be your enemies, and their gods will be a trap for you.' "
Oh, the importance of daily choosing to follow hard after Christ. I want to make sure I am daily doing that by daily reading His Word and asking Him for His guidance in my life. I want to make sure that the biggest change "the storm" brought about in our lives (praising God and inquiring of God) remains even after "the storm" has passed. It's ALL about Him. Our lives should not be about what He can do for us. Instead our lives should reflect an attitude of servant-hood and the desire to learn what can we do for HIM.
I just love reading the Old Testament. The coming of Christ in the New Testament means so much more when you understand the history of the Old. We want to be faithful. We choose to believe and obey. We choose to trust. We choose to wait on the LORD.
Consequences and accountability happens. What happened to the king (Judges 1:7) that cut off 70 kings' fingers and toes? The exact same thing. Judges 1:7 - "Now God has paid me back for what I did to them."
Next Entry: Judges 2:6 – 3:6
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