Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire upon their cities that will consume their fortresses.
Thoughts on This Verse....
In prosperity, God's people left the LORD and followed their own gods and practiced their own morality. Except neither was "their own." The northern tribes of Israel simply became like the pagan people around them — practicing the same detestable immoral lifestyles, forgetting the poor and the alien, cheating the widows and the powerless. God wanted them to know that he knew what they were doing.
The Almighty wanted them to realize that he would act and bring justice. The Sovereign LORD wanted the northern tribes of Israel to realize that they have sown their own destruction, and even though they cannot even fathom its possibility, God made sure it was coming because of their hardness of heart and their refusal to live with character.
Their destruction is a great reminder to us that our name of Christian, our claim to be God's chosen people and his holy priesthood (1 Peter 2),! Doesn’t matter unless our lives portray his character, our heart displays his compassion, and hands do his will.
Thoughts
.. True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine oration of great length. - Charles Spurgeon
.. In all the old castles of England, there was a place called the keep. It was always the strongest and best protected place in the castle, and in it were hidden, all who were weak and helpless and unable to defend themselves in times of danger.
Shall we be afraid to hide ourselves in the keeping power of our Divine Keeper, who neither slumbers nor sleeps, and who has promised to preserve our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and even forever more? - Hannah Whitall Smith
Luke 9:20
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
A lot of people have their opinions about Jesus' identity. The real issue, however, is what you believe about Jesus. What you decide about God's Son means everything for you and for those you influence.
So listen to Jesus' question to his disciples as if he is asking it of you: "Who do you say I am?" I pray that your answer is the same as Peter's: “You are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
Thoughts on This Verse....
In prosperity, God's people left the LORD and followed their own gods and practiced their own morality. Except neither was "their own." The northern tribes of Israel simply became like the pagan people around them — practicing the same detestable immoral lifestyles, forgetting the poor and the alien, cheating the widows and the powerless. God wanted them to know that he knew what they were doing.
The Almighty wanted them to realize that he would act and bring justice. The Sovereign LORD wanted the northern tribes of Israel to realize that they have sown their own destruction, and even though they cannot even fathom its possibility, God made sure it was coming because of their hardness of heart and their refusal to live with character.
Their destruction is a great reminder to us that our name of Christian, our claim to be God's chosen people and his holy priesthood (1 Peter 2),! Doesn’t matter unless our lives portray his character, our heart displays his compassion, and hands do his will.
Thoughts
.. True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine oration of great length. - Charles Spurgeon
.. In all the old castles of England, there was a place called the keep. It was always the strongest and best protected place in the castle, and in it were hidden, all who were weak and helpless and unable to defend themselves in times of danger.
Shall we be afraid to hide ourselves in the keeping power of our Divine Keeper, who neither slumbers nor sleeps, and who has promised to preserve our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and even forever more? - Hannah Whitall Smith
Luke 9:20
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
A lot of people have their opinions about Jesus' identity. The real issue, however, is what you believe about Jesus. What you decide about God's Son means everything for you and for those you influence.
So listen to Jesus' question to his disciples as if he is asking it of you: "Who do you say I am?" I pray that your answer is the same as Peter's: “You are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
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