Israel and Judah were doing their own thing, and ignoring God; but God was not giving up on them. He tried many things to get their attention, and it seemed the last resort would be war. That would and bring them to their knees.
V 8 By warfare and exile you contend with her….
Dear Lord have mercy on me.
I have always taken the words of this verse to heart and for me they mean that my Lord will not give up on me and that behind the scenes He is fighting and will continue to fight on my behalf. However, this verse has a severe warning that cuts to the quick. In our country with so much going on credit crunch and the rest, it feels like as a nation we have given up our Christian Birthright and we like Israel need to find our way back. If like me you feel you have let things slip in the way of standing up for your faith, maybe this is the time to consider where we stand as Christians and in relation to our neighbours, friends and our nation. Not an easy thing to say, and an even harder thing to act on.
Dear Lord have mercy on us.
Sharon Sampson
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