The Grands Letter (Judg/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on October 6, 2021 6:00 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Judges 6:1-2; 8-10, “Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hands of Midian seven years.
2 The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Now it came about when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD on account of Midian….”
8 “…the LORD sent a prophet to the sons of Israel, and he said to them, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, “It was I who brought you up from Egypt and brought you out from the house of slavery.
9 ‘I delivered you from the hands of the Egyptians and from the hands of all your oppressors, and dispossessed them before you and gave you their land,”
10 and I said to you, “I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But you have not obeyed Me.”‘”
Most of the time we know when we’re in trouble. Most of the time we would know why if we looked at the situations clearly and honestly. It’s all really quite clear: 1) we do wrong in God’s sight; 2) God deals with us for our wrong-doing; 3) We choose either to admit to our wrong-doing and express sorrow for it, or we look for someone to blame and continue to stagnate in trouble. But, if we truly belong to God, the enemies that assail us will find it impossible to contend with His strength.
Do we really need to be reminded of why we get into trouble with God? We have His Instruction Book (the Bible) that tells us how to live according to His Divine will. If we do as we’re instructed, we will reduce the number of times we encounter trouble. But, if we neglect to follow His Instructions, we can well expect difficulties to rush wildly into our lives. Israel discovered this when she encountered the Midianites.
The answer to our dilemma, both personally and nationally lies in our yielding to the LORD. He is ever and always concerned for His people. The BIG question is: are we committed to Him? Are we willing to abide by His instructions? He is the LORD, we are His people. We have only to obey.
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America
“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom
