Judges 10:13-16 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods, wherefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
How many times did the Lord bail out the Israelites eh people? Too numerous to mention! But He named some: the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Zidonians, the Amalekites, the Maonites, ‘did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I delivered you out of their hand.’ (vs.12) And yet, after every time, they turned against Him and went back to the useless man made gods. This time He read them the riot act in Today’s Bit. Oh Friends, many of us are doing the same thing today. We cry to the Lord for help, then after He helps us, we conveniently forget Him and turn once again to our wicked, selfish ways, until the next time tribulation taunts us. That’s neither right nor sensible people, because one day the Most High is going to tell us the same thing He told those ungrateful Israelites. ‘Shove off nuh! I’m tired helping you. Go and let whomever you chose over me, help you.’ It’s interesting, though sad, that the Israelites really had the gumption, the ‘bold face’ each time to run back to the Lord in repentance. The Book of Judges documents the many times the Lord saved their bacon, from the time they left Egypt, especially after the death of Joshua, when a new generation arose that did not know the Lord and worshipped the gods of their neighbours. Obviously this provoked the Lord to anger, and He allowed their enemies to conquer them. Chapter 2:16 says, ‘Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges which delivered them out of the hand that spoiled them.’ And though the Lord imparted strength and wisdom to the judges, the people still did not listen. It appears that we’re doing likewise today. There are many god inspired people out there trying to keep us on the straight and true path to God, but we seem intent on taking the wide, rambling one towards the enemy. How long, oh Friends, before the Lord gets tired with our ‘wishy washy’ ways and turn us away when we cry to Him? How long eh? Hn! But our God is something else yes! When the Israelites repented, put away the strange gods and began serving the Lord again, Verse 16 says, ‘and His soul was grieved for the misery of the Israelites.’ Imagine that nuh! After all their ‘boldfaced’ disobedience, the Lord still felt sorry for them. What a magnanimous God we worship Friends! But that doesn’t mean we can take advantage of His merciful nature for ever. It’s got to stop sometime. So I’m asking us to be safe rather than sorry. Unlike the Israelites, let’s stay faithful and obedient all the time nuh. He’s the most powerful Being in existence, very merciful and forgiving too, why risk His anger and wrath eh? Let’s be sensible, and do the right thing. Much LOVE!…it’s wiser…and less traumatic…to learn from the mistakes of others…than from your own…
How many times did the Lord bail out the Israelites eh people? Too numerous to mention! But He named some: the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Zidonians, the Amalekites, the Maonites, ‘did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I delivered you out of their hand.’ (vs.12) And yet, after every time, they turned against Him and went back to the useless man made gods. This time He read them the riot act in Today’s Bit. Oh Friends, many of us are doing the same thing today. We cry to the Lord for help, then after He helps us, we conveniently forget Him and turn once again to our wicked, selfish ways, until the next time tribulation taunts us. That’s neither right nor sensible people, because one day the Most High is going to tell us the same thing He told those ungrateful Israelites. ‘Shove off nuh! I’m tired helping you. Go and let whomever you chose over me, help you.’ It’s interesting, though sad, that the Israelites really had the gumption, the ‘bold face’ each time to run back to the Lord in repentance. The Book of Judges documents the many times the Lord saved their bacon, from the time they left Egypt, especially after the death of Joshua, when a new generation arose that did not know the Lord and worshipped the gods of their neighbours. Obviously this provoked the Lord to anger, and He allowed their enemies to conquer them. Chapter 2:16 says, ‘Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges which delivered them out of the hand that spoiled them.’ And though the Lord imparted strength and wisdom to the judges, the people still did not listen. It appears that we’re doing likewise today. There are many god inspired people out there trying to keep us on the straight and true path to God, but we seem intent on taking the wide, rambling one towards the enemy. How long, oh Friends, before the Lord gets tired with our ‘wishy washy’ ways and turn us away when we cry to Him? How long eh? Hn! But our God is something else yes! When the Israelites repented, put away the strange gods and began serving the Lord again, Verse 16 says, ‘and His soul was grieved for the misery of the Israelites.’ Imagine that nuh! After all their ‘boldfaced’ disobedience, the Lord still felt sorry for them. What a magnanimous God we worship Friends! But that doesn’t mean we can take advantage of His merciful nature for ever. It’s got to stop sometime. So I’m asking us to be safe rather than sorry. Unlike the Israelites, let’s stay faithful and obedient all the time nuh. He’s the most powerful Being in existence, very merciful and forgiving too, why risk His anger and wrath eh? Let’s be sensible, and do the right thing. Much LOVE!…it’s wiser…and less traumatic…to learn from the mistakes of others…than from your own…
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