Good Morning Friends,
"After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the LORD for help, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your forefathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. They cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned; we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.' Then the LORD sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely.” (1 Samuel 12:8-11)
Samuel stood before the people of Israel and gave them a brief history lesson. He recounted for them just a few of the times that God had come to their rescue. Starting with Moses in Egypt and also mentioning several of the men God had raised up after they took possession of Canaan to lead them in defeating their enemies. Samuel’s history lesson was a reminder to Israel of the work of the Lord among them. When they cried out to God, He came to rescue them. As long as they followed the Lord, they lived in peace and security in their land.
The reason Samuel recounted this history for Israel was that Israel’s memory was so short. They easily and often forgot how God had worked among them and so turned their backs on God or ignored Him. The story of Israel is the story of a people who forgot God. When they were in great distress they would remember Him again and cry to Him for help and He would respond with the help they needed. Yet, soon they forgot Him again. It seemed that they were not capable of keeping their eyes on the Lord when they were living in peace and security. Trouble was required for them to turn to the Lord.
There is a history from your life, too, of God working in your life. God has demonstrated His compassion and His power in your life multiple times through the years. He has in the lives of each of us. It is good to remember how God has acted in the past days of your life so that you do not forget Him in the present!
Is the history of your life similar to Israel’s history? Are you guilty of forgetting the Lord in times of peace and security and crying out to Him only in times of distress?
Remember the Lord – in times of distress and in times of peace and security.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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