JUDGES MOMENT – (25MAR19) A Levite was the guest of an older
man living in a Benjamin town called Gilead. He had with him is concubine and
servant. During biblical times, concubines were provided for just as a wife
was, but did not have the same respect as a wife. Women relied heavily on either
the males in their family or a male who would take them as a concubine to
survive if they were not the wife. This Levite, was the untimely victim of
sinful men who wanted to have sex with him. To avoid such and act from taking
place, he sent his concubine to the city men to appease their lustful desires.
They raped, abused, and caused her to die. This story is similar to what took
place in Sodom and Gomorrah when the men of the city wanted to have sex with
the angels. Their sinful lusts cause them to do what should have never been
done. Today, we are living in similar times where the LGBTQ agenda is knocking
on the doors of people’s homes, churches, businesses, and schools to do what
should not be done. They feel that not only do they have the right to live
contrary to God, but they are demanding entry into all aspects of society to
force others to bow down to this ungodly behavior. Many have caved and given in
to their desires by sending out their concubine of compromise to appease their
agenda. But in the end, the concubine of compromise will return with a death
wish at the door. Temporary appeasement leads to permanent death unless those
who claim to be called by God’s name stand up and do something about it.
Something to ponder…
QUESTION OF THE DAY – (25MAR19) When the Benjamites did their
horrendous act to the Levite’s concubine, he took it upon himself to send a
strong message to the tribes of Israel. He cut her up into twelve pieces and
sent them out all throughout Israel to get their attention as to the wrong that
had been done against him. Israel came together to purge the evil from among
them and they sought God’s face to see what to do. When you see injustice
taking place in society, do you do what you can to make it right? When sin is
taking place in your midst, do you as a Christian stand up against it? When you
know that the church is going down the wrong road, do you go into prayer
against it? Many people are seeing the demise of our nation, the weakened state
of our churches, the disregard for the Lord, and the demoralization of our
society and yet, how many are doing anything to fight for the Lord? Have we
become too desensitized where nothing phases us or motivate us to act? When we
fail to act, we plan to fail, and for this, we will give an account to God for
our failure to act on behalf of the Kingdom. Something to ponder…
JUDGES MOMENT – (25MAR19) The Israelites had to fight against
one of their own, the Benjamites, in order to right the wrong that had been done.
They lost some of their own people in the process because God did not give them
the victory right away. It was never God’s plan for the tribes of Israel to
have to fight against each other and yet, He gave his approval because of the
great evil that the Benjamites had done. Israel, however, did not get an
immediate victory. This was a humbling experience because they were defeated twice
before they were given the victory. The Israelites wept, prayed, and finally
fasted and gave burnt offerings for the sins that had taken place and then God
gave the Benjamites into their hands. We as the body of Christ are to stand and
fight against wrong, but sometimes, just as the Israelites, that wrong is being
done within our own ranks. The Israelites had reached out to the tribe of
Benjamin before going to war against them to try to appeal to their sense of
loyalty to God, but the Benjamites held loyalty to their tribe over God. The same
thing is taking place in the church today. Many Christians are not standing against
wrong because their loyalty is to their pastors, bishops, church and leaders
rather than to God. Rather than stand for truth, they stand with the workers of
iniquity, society’s political correctness, social justice warriors (that aren’t
so just), and popular platforms. God, however, is separating the wheat from the
tares, the sheep from the goats, and those who are standing for His truth are
having to stand against those who call themselves part of His body. This divide
is increasing more and more as the world grows darker and darker and as many
within the church grow more indifferent and compromised. Nevertheless, God will
give us the victory in the end. We may take some hits, we may encounter some
losses, some of those who were once strong may even turn away as the pressure
mounts, but we are to remain humble, seek God’s face, and allow for Him to
direct our path. Those who endure to the end will receive the victor’s crown.
Something to ponder…
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