Whatever You Think Best

O. T. #530  "Whatever You Think Best"
June 3, 2015
Judges 10-Part 2
We have sinned. Do with us whatever You think best, but please rescue us now. 
 Judges 10:15 NIV

LET IT GLOW

Have you ever gotten to the point of whatever God thinks best? Life is a mess; it's my fault; I am sorry; God help me; do whatever You must; please, just rescue me today.
Yes, I am always making a mess of things and usually I must be the one to say I am sorry to someone. Over and over again I mess up. Israel was there, too.

Here we go again. The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD and forsook the LORD, and served not Him. (verse 6) They turned to idolatry and abandoned the worship of God for the foreign gods. So this caused the anger of the LORD to be against them. He allowed the Philistines and the Ammonites to oppress Israel for 18 years. (verses 6-9)

What happens?

• Then the children of Israel cried to the Lord God, admitting their sin. (verse 10)
• The Lord reminds them from who He delivered them.  (verses 6-9)
• The Lord told His people to go cry to their gods for help in their time of trouble. (verse 14)
• The Lord listened as Israel admitted their sin, then said, do with us whatever You think best, but please rescue us now. (verse 16)
• So Israel got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the LORD. (verse 16)
• God could bear Israel's misery no longer. (verse 16)

Aren't we thankful for God's continued grace and mercy! So do you find yourself, like Israel and me, repeating this sin cycle and begging for mercy again? Do we do what we know God requires? Are we willing to accept whatever?

LET IT GROW

So the Ammonite army camped in Gilead and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. The people of Gilead agreed that whoever launched an attack against the Ammorites would be made head of all those living in Gilead.

In the next chapter, we read of a deliverer.

After we repent of our sin, make changes according to God's Word and ways, then He will work for us.
Is Jesus your deliverer?

LET IT GO
                     ...of pride and repent.
                               ...of sin and surrender to God.
                               ...and let God rule.
                               ...and accept whatever He deems best.