God is EVER ... to
Reading this chapter, it is so easy to judge Israel for being
so silly. Wasn't it clear that all they
had to do was to serve God faithfully? It
made no sense for them to have kept straying as they did.
But wait! I’m looking
at my own life and realize that I do have far greater intentions of service to
God than I actually perform – amidst all the evidence. I must confess, I'm no better than Israel... but
worse in fact – I have their example to learn from.
But I rejoice in a God who is EVER anxious to effect my salvation
(as He has always been); EVER willing to
forgive my straying; EVER ready to respond to my slightest call for help, and
to bestow the Holy Spirit on all who wish to live in holiness.
Watch Our Associations
In this chapter also we see clearly how the intermarrying between
the Israelites and the heathens around caused them to constantly
apostatize. We need to watch our
associations. Nature teaches us that,
thanks to gravity, it is always easier for objects to fall than to have them
elevated. Sin has a strong gravitational
pull, which makes it easier for the unbeliever to negatively influence the
believer. The only successful resistance
to this force is remain in the domain of loving obedience to God; being
prepared to join Paul in declaring, "For I am persuaded that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come; Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature
shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord." Rom. 8: 38, 39.
To read the chapter and other related blogs visit http://revivedbyhisword.org/en/bible/jdg/3/.
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