Good Morning Friends,
“Where there is no revelation, the people
cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.” (Proverbs 29:18)
Without a word from God, when left to our own
devices, man is doomed to destroy himself and those around him.
Adam and Eve started with a knowledge of God
and a relationship with Him. They cast those things off when they rebelled against
God’s clear instructions. Their descendants reaffirmed Adam’s and Eve’s choice
by continuing to ignore God. The result is that the world was filled with
sinfulness. People were unrestrained and did as they pleased. Eventually the situation
grew so wicked and out of control that God destroyed the world in a flood.
Even after God gave the Law through Moses,
the people did not always listen to it. Time and again they rejected God’s
authority over them and went their own way.
Judges 17:6 speaks of a time when, “Israel had no king, everyone did as
he saw fit.” And it wasn’t a pretty sight! People were out of control,
wickedness reigned until God sent His discipline through an oppressor. That is
what was required time and again and when oppression came the people cried out
and returned to God.
Man doesn’t naturally want God’s authority in
our lives. We want to think that we can handle our lives, make our decisions,
be our own kings. And God gives us the opportunity to live like that. Always
when we make that choice, the results are not pretty. Wickedness and its awful consequences
overtake us and those around us.
We need God’s direction in our lives. We need
His word, or we are doomed to destruction by our own foolishness.
Thank God that He has given us His Word. Recognize
what a gift it is!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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