Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Judges5-6
Chpater 5 is a song of praise to God. All is well. God gave victory over enemies. Then you turn to chapter 6. Check out the two verses right next to each other... "And the land was peaceful for 40 years. The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord."
Huh? What happened? Our hearts are bent toward evil. The times of peace and prosperity worked to harden the ungrateful hearts of God's people.
I hate that it does the same to mine.
Read it here ...
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Ah, the ebb and flow of the human heart. At one moment inspired to devotion, the next seeking a divorce. How fickle can we be?
ReplyDeleteCovenant love is foreign to our disposition and without grace entering within from without we are destined to this miserable repitition.