God’s Verse for God’s people…

Forgetting God

“The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.”…Judges 3:7

As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the devoted nations they spared. Temptations and trials detect the wickedness of the hearts of sinners; and strengthen he graces of believers in their daily conflict with Satan, sin, and this evil world. They must live in this world, but they are not of it, and are forbidden to conform to it. This marks the difference between the followers of Christ and mere professors. The friendship of the world is more fatal than its enmity; the latter can only kill the body, but the former murders many precious souls.

Surrender.

“Surrender yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead (Rom. 6:13). If you are alive, if you have been set free, you will gladly, joyfully give yourself to God. You will be willing to do His will. His will, will become yours. You will delight to serve Him. He will be your all in all. Nothing will be held back. Your time, talents, gifts, money, friends, thoughts, all, yea, all will be devoted to Him, the One whom you love supremely. The language of your heart will be, “I surrender all.” You will become His slave, His bond-servant.