Good Morning Friends,
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and
out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called Israel, the further they
went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not
realize it was I who healed them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with
ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them. Will
they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they
refuse to repent?” (Hosea 11:1-5)
God has been so good to Israel throughout its
history. He loved them. He taught them. He led them. He healed them. He freed
them. He fed them. The blessings God had provided for them couldn’t even be
counted.
But Israel had forgotten the blessings God
had showered upon them. They did not look back to their past to see how God had
helped them. Instead, they focused on the present and looked everywhere but to
God for help. If only they studied their history, remembered their past and seen
God’s work in it.
What was true of Israel is also true in each
of our lives. God has been so good to us throughout our lives. He has loved us,
taught us, led us, healed us, freed us, fed us. The blessings God has showered
upon our lives can’t even be counted.
And, like Israel, it is easy for us to forget
those blessings, especially during a difficult time in the present. And by
forgetting the way God has blessed us in the past, we fail to seek God’s help and
direction in the present. We look for help from everywhere but God. But He’s
the One source of real help.
Study the history of your own life. Count
your blessings. And don’t forget the One who has been there to help you.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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