sokin's devotional 86 - all we like sheep
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
You shall have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:2,3
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I always used to wonder how the Israelites were so hard-headed in that even they literally saw the hand of God working in them by splitting the red sea, calling down plagues onto Egypt, coming as a pillar of fire, and providing manna and water for them to eat, they still turned their backs on God again and again.
One would assume that it goes without say that they would not have any other gods before God Almighty, but God had to include that as the first commandment.
Why?
Because we are fallen, sinful beings, creatures of comfort. We long for ease and quick fixes rather than sowing in for the long haul. Maybe the Israelites grew weary of traveling in the desert. Maybe they longed for something else to eat except for manna and quail. Maybe they actually liked their slavery in that it provided them their bare necessities.
Or perhaps...the Israelites just forgot the state of slavery they were in. They failed to see how great and merciful God was to them that deserved wrath and instead was saved by His mighty hand and outstretched arm. Maybe they forgot that God brought them out of the house of slavery.
How much more then should we, who live in this generation that cannot see God move like He did in the days of Moses, be careful to heed the first commandment God lays out before us.
Even the Israelites who saw God move became wayward and was prone to wandering. How much more should we then be on guard that we do not stray away and serve other false gods? (god of money, success, lust, career, etc)
Truly, we are like sheep who have gone astray, each to our own way.
And yet, the Lord has laid on Jesus the iniquity of us all.
You shall have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:2,3
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I always used to wonder how the Israelites were so hard-headed in that even they literally saw the hand of God working in them by splitting the red sea, calling down plagues onto Egypt, coming as a pillar of fire, and providing manna and water for them to eat, they still turned their backs on God again and again.
One would assume that it goes without say that they would not have any other gods before God Almighty, but God had to include that as the first commandment.
Why?
Because we are fallen, sinful beings, creatures of comfort. We long for ease and quick fixes rather than sowing in for the long haul. Maybe the Israelites grew weary of traveling in the desert. Maybe they longed for something else to eat except for manna and quail. Maybe they actually liked their slavery in that it provided them their bare necessities.
Or perhaps...the Israelites just forgot the state of slavery they were in. They failed to see how great and merciful God was to them that deserved wrath and instead was saved by His mighty hand and outstretched arm. Maybe they forgot that God brought them out of the house of slavery.
How much more then should we, who live in this generation that cannot see God move like He did in the days of Moses, be careful to heed the first commandment God lays out before us.
Even the Israelites who saw God move became wayward and was prone to wandering. How much more should we then be on guard that we do not stray away and serve other false gods? (god of money, success, lust, career, etc)
Truly, we are like sheep who have gone astray, each to our own way.
And yet, the Lord has laid on Jesus the iniquity of us all.
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