30 Sep 2009

2 Kings 17
v18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. None was left but the tribe of Judah only.

It was the Lord who brought them out of Egypt. What that signifies is that the Lord had heard the cries of the Israelites and delivered them.

It was the Lord who conquered the land. What that signifies is that the Lord provides.

But the people continue and continue through generations to live in idolatry. How can a nation of God fall into sins, not by a tribe, not by a generation?

What brought them away from the Lord? The Lord was silent. No. v13 Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying..

v14 But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the Lord their God.

The temptations and the lure away from God is equally bad in this modern day. The internet, the digital media, the material temptation..

How can I keep a generation to stay close to God? It began with father. Walk right with God, with integrity for you are the leader. Show the next generation that the Lord your God is real. He provides.

Rachael was sharing with me about II. It is an instrument use by God. Then let God provides the resources. Not by my might, nor by my strength, nor by my wisdom. If II succeed, its success is because of God who choose to use it for His kingdom. Of this I pray.

I too pray that through II, it will also bring the family in unity and together we will serve God. I pray that as we serve, we see the realness of God and we see His provision. That Josef and his silblings may know and see and taste that the Lord is good. Amen.