Sometimes, our mistakes are tests from God. When we fail to do this or that, God uses it as a test to see how we will react. An example of this is when Israel, specifically Joshua, failed to drive out all of the pagan people living in the “Promised Land”. God did it to show the Israelites their ineptness to be fully obedient. Because of this, they lacked discernment and faithfulness to God. The Israelites were not any different from the pagans living in the land. How much are we like that? How often to we allow ourselves to get caught up in the busyness of the day and fail to do things we should do? Like witness to co-workers? Or comfort a hurting, lost soul? Or even give God credit for doing something incredible? Or even something as simple as pointing another to God? Every single morning a Christian wakes up, he faces a battle, or a “test”, and how he responds determines his grade. Start your day getting into to God’s word, and in prayer ask for discernment, and I’ll guarantee you’ll be better prepared when the “pop quiz” that tests your faith happens.
22 I did this to test Israel–to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.” 23 That is why the Lord left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.
Judges 2:22-23
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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