Proverbs 29:18a NLT “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild, But whoever obeys the law is joyful.”
This morning Oct. 7th, the thought came to me, “knew not the Lord.” I remembered this famous topic from the book of Judges. Judges 2:10-11 “And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which “knew not the LORD,” nor yet the works which HE had done for Israel. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.”
Joshua had just died and all that generation came to show respect to Joshua. Then there arose another generation . . . which knew not the Lord. What caused them not to know the Lord? The new generation drifted away from the righteous commitment of their fathers and departed from a personal relation with the Lord. This led to them to become involved surrounding the people whose lifestyle and culture were different from Israel. Naturally, this led them away from the Lord. As a result, God allowed the enemies to oppress them until they cried out to the Lord for help and deliverance came.
In O.T. Scripture tells us that often God was angry when the people of Israel had forgotten God. May the Lord God forgives us if and when we don’t realized how important it is to keep in touch with our heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus Christ and our precious Holy Spirit and the Word of God daily. So I pray that we all stay close to Him!
Song Collection: I Believe God.
I believe God, I believe God,
Ask what ye will and it shall be done.
Trust and obey, believe Him and say,
I believe, I believe God.
If you need salvation now
or the Holy Ghost pow'r,
Just trust and obey, believe and say,
I believe, I believe God. (Inspiring Choruses)
