April 28th
"God said to me, "You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood." 1 Chronicles 28:3
I believe God willingly tells His children why they are being oppressed if they are willing to listen. Of course, we would rather God just fix our messes. We don't want to get into the reasons why. "Lord, just set me free! I don't want to know why I god into this shape. Let's not dip up all of those old bones from the past. Just set me free and let's get on with life."
But God says, "I want you to know what went wrong so that the next time you're in this same situation, you'll make different choices; you'll seek ME instead."
April 27th
"So Israel became poverty-stricken because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord."
The people of God have little defense against the destructive nature of the enemy without the power of God working in their favor. In this scene from the Book of Judges, the Israelites had prepared shelters for themselves for protection against their enemy. But the Midianites came in like a swarm of locusts, impossible to count. They invaded the land and ravaged it.
We can be saved and yet continually live in defeat because the enemy can outwit us if we do not depend on the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. We've got to know that we're being swarmed, wise up to the Word, learn what our rights are, and use the equipment God has given us.
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