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Scripture: They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.So their property will be plundered, their homes will be ransacked. They will build new homes but never live in them. (Zephaniah 1:12)
Observation: Here is another example of people who do not believe they need God. How many times have we heard people speak flippantly about God; as if they know about Him but don’t believe He is relavant in their lives.
Application: The Israelites were founded BY God. THey were His own special people, yet when they did not have hardships because God blessed them, they were quick to push Him aside until He was inconsequential in their lives. What we have done is no different. We live in the most blessed nation in the world. As generations come and go, we have moved from total dependance on God to flippancy about His very existance. Most of us will say we believe in a higher power, but cannot say that it has any real effect on how we live our lives. What does it take to turn a nation back to God? For Israel, it took disaster, calamity, sorrow and profound loss. Then they would turn to God and ask for His help. I hope it doesn’t take that to get us to turn away from our own provision to God.
Prayer: Lord God, I can see the Israelites sin so plainly because it happened do long ago. Please help me to see my own sin and be able to turn to You. Help us as a nation to find you again. I prauy that there does not have to be a great calamity before thid happens. I love you, Lord, and I know that whatever happens, You are sovereign and Your ways are just.
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