Thought for Today - December 8, 2022
Thorns In The Flesh
By: Robert A. Searles
When God delivered Israel into the land of their possessions, he made a covenant with them. He
swore to them that he would never break his part of the covenant, and he expected them not to break
theirs.
:”And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their
altars but ye have not obeyed my voice; why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive
them out from before you; but they shall be thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto
you” Judges 2.2 (KJV)
We who call ourselves Christians, and the sanctified children of God, are not to be a part of, nor go
along with the pagan ways of the world or the world's way of thinking and philosophy. Our fellowship
and conformity with the world's philosophy will be as thorns in our flesh.
All the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua and the elders that outlived Joshua, but after
Joshua and the elders of Israel had died, another generation arose which knew not the things of the
Lord.
“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.” Judges 2: 10, 11, 12 (KJV)
Several
generations have come and gone which have not known God nor considered
his works since the founding of America . This is the fault of
previous generations of Christians who have not properly
taught their children the proper knowledge, or respect for God and his
works.
Too many of us Christians are forsaking the ways of God and following the God of the society in
which we live. We are setting poor examples for future generations, consequently, each new generation
has lesser knowledge and respect for the God of our fathers. Wealth and material things have become
our object of worship
. “And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into
the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about,
so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.” Judges 2: 14 (KJV)
I believe that the anger of the Lord is hot against America today for neglecting him and his worship;
because of widespread adultery; because of abortions - the murder of new born babies; and all kinds of
sexual promiscuity and perversion. Will he deliver us into the hands of spoilers or the terrorist?
“Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled
them. And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and
bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in,
obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.” Judges 2: 16, 17 (KJV)
God raises up preachers and evangelist and soul winners and leaders today in America to warn us; but for the
most part we do not listen. We Go whoring after the things of the world. What a shame for us as
Christians to do this sort of thing.
Perhaps if we will put the Ten Commandments and prayer in the name of Jesus back into the public
school system, and other public places, and teach our children and future generations, the proper
respect for authority and the word of God, then, the guns and other weapons will disappear from the
schools; children will receive a proper education; and law enforcement become less violent.
For you who are reading this, if you are a Christian and wholeheartedly believe these truths, why not
come out of the wallpaper, so to speak, and let your voices be heard – where you work; from the pulpit;
from your church; among your close associates. Too many of us are remaining silent, and if it
continues to be so, it may lead to disaster
In
another two years , hopefully,we will have a new president in authority
in the white house. Let us hope that whosoever he or she might be that he or she
will promise to restore at least some of our Christian values and uphold
the constitution of the United States of America as was given to us by
our founding fathers. God may use him or her to save our nation from final
disaster. It will not be easy because of all the division and
opposition, so we need to pray for this new administration, and pray
that God will reveal to them the plan of salvation, and that they will
receive Christ as their personal savior.
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