MODERN TRUTH IN ANCIENT STORIES.
The story is about the Gibeons and how they came to Joshua and tricked him into making an alliance with them, which God warned against in Deuteronomy 20. There were 3 observations made and I loved them
-Faith is the receiving of what another has done for you. Many "receive" Christ without any change in their lives... "receiving" Him as their forgiver (so they are guilt free), protector (for their own benefit), etc... rather than as a benefit to Him.
-v.14- The Israelites didn't do this as opposed to Rahab (another OT story) who saw God as more valuable than ANYTHING else. We must do the same and put Him above all else, even ourselves and our desires.
-v. 14- The Israelites didn't seek God's counsel and therefore made a covenant with the Gibeons which eventually hurt them drastically and turned them away from Christ. Christ is all-sufficient, but we quickly get distracted. These distractions can even be our Christian "badges" (going to church, underlining in our Bibles, having thick journals, etc.).
OBSERVATION #1:
You can come close to God without ever really coming to Him.
You can come close to God without ever really coming to Him.
-Faith is the receiving of what another has done for you. Many "receive" Christ without any change in their lives... "receiving" Him as their forgiver (so they are guilt free), protector (for their own benefit), etc... rather than as a benefit to Him.
OBSERVATION #2:
Receiving God is receiving Him as supremely valuable.
Receiving God is receiving Him as supremely valuable.
-v.14- The Israelites didn't do this as opposed to Rahab (another OT story) who saw God as more valuable than ANYTHING else. We must do the same and put Him above all else, even ourselves and our desires.
OBSERVATION #3:
You don't ever get strong enough to move on from Christ.
You don't ever get strong enough to move on from Christ.
-v. 14- The Israelites didn't seek God's counsel and therefore made a covenant with the Gibeons which eventually hurt them drastically and turned them away from Christ. Christ is all-sufficient, but we quickly get distracted. These distractions can even be our Christian "badges" (going to church, underlining in our Bibles, having thick journals, etc.).
REALITY: WE ARE CONSTANTLY SINNING!
Do you see God as supremely valuable and central to your life?
3 comments:
I am so happy that you checked out Veritas again and liked it!
This is a great post. Very convicting.
Thanks for sharing Amy!!
Thanks for the link to my blog too! You're sweet and it's really fun to be called your sister-in-law!
This is fun that we're going through the same book! I wonder if we'll keep doing things at the same time...so fun! I like you. :)
I am seeing this truth in my life more now than ever before. What a neat confirmation! Thanks for sharing, Amy! :)
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