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timewithgod.blog-city.com — August 2010
Judges 2 -- Our Biggest Failures As Dads
"After those people had died, their children grew up and did not know the Lord or what He had done for Israel ... They quit following the Lord ... The Lord was angry with the people of Israel, so He handed them over to robbers ... He let their e
"After those people had died, their children grew up and did not know the Lord or what He had done for Israel ... They quit following the Lord ... The Lord was angry with the people of Israel, so He handed them over to robbers ... He let their enemies ... defeat them; they could not protect themselves."
Things had quickly gotten so bad that parents didn't care whether or not their kids knew the Lord. They ceased passing down their faith, which had been grown through their experiences. The problem had started as a lack of spiritual leadership in the home and had become a national sin as well. My commentary cut right to the chase: "The neglect of the fathers led to the apostasy of their sons."
In my sidebar, it mentioned what we will leave behind for our children when we die. Not material things, but our spiritual heritage, our lifestyle and our understanding of who God is and of what the Scriptures say will be our legacy: "You cannot give away your experiences, but you can had down your faith. You can leave your sense of moral values, your understanding of the principles of Scripture, those principles of the Word of God that have guided you and led you as you made your decisions in life. Pray daily with you children and discipline them. Speak to them from your heart about the Lord."
Father, I cherish what I have already taught my sons about You, but I realize that we can never do too much teaching. You are so omnipotent and omniscient that we could spend lifetimes talking about You and yet be unable to call that a good start! Help my boys to never tire of hearing about You and wanting to know You more fully, and help me not to cut any corners as I help them to know You better.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Things had quickly gotten so bad that parents didn't care whether or not their kids knew the Lord. They ceased passing down their faith, which had been grown through their experiences. The problem had started as a lack of spiritual leadership in the home and had become a national sin as well. My commentary cut right to the chase: "The neglect of the fathers led to the apostasy of their sons."
In my sidebar, it mentioned what we will leave behind for our children when we die. Not material things, but our spiritual heritage, our lifestyle and our understanding of who God is and of what the Scriptures say will be our legacy: "You cannot give away your experiences, but you can had down your faith. You can leave your sense of moral values, your understanding of the principles of Scripture, those principles of the Word of God that have guided you and led you as you made your decisions in life. Pray daily with you children and discipline them. Speak to them from your heart about the Lord."
Father, I cherish what I have already taught my sons about You, but I realize that we can never do too much teaching. You are so omnipotent and omniscient that we could spend lifetimes talking about You and yet be unable to call that a good start! Help my boys to never tire of hearing about You and wanting to know You more fully, and help me not to cut any corners as I help them to know You better.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 3 & 4 -- The Cycles Begin
God raised up 4 judges in 2 chapters to lead Israel out of the cycles of sin they found themselves returning to. Their sin seemed to always start with impurity and immorality, which led to idolatry, my commentary said. In Israel's cas
God raised up 4 judges in 2 chapters to lead Israel out of the cycles of sin they found themselves returning to. Their sin seemed to always start with impurity and immorality, which led to idolatry, my commentary said. In Israel's case, "The ignored the warnings of Moses and intermarried with the natives, the consequence being the adoption of their seductive cults."
Their sin led to periods of defeat - the nation was attacked and ruled by evil kings from neighboring nations. Similarly, our sin opens the pathway for our lives to be ruled by the evil one.
"When Israel cried out to the Lord, He sent someone to save them." They acted much like young children who insist that they knew what was best for them, and when their actions got them into trouble, they cried out for their Father's help.
Of course, God's best was to have been their full obedience to Him. Had they done this, His hand of protection would not have been removed from them, and they would have prospered as a nation.
Father, I know Your best for me is total obedience. Too many times, I foolishly act like a child, insisting on my own way, knowing full well that it will only lead to trouble. God, You gave us minds to know the difference. Why then are we so stupid when it comes to sin? Please stoke up my discernment, and then knowing the right way, give me a heart that longs to obey You. It's no fun being an unwilling rebel.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Their sin led to periods of defeat - the nation was attacked and ruled by evil kings from neighboring nations. Similarly, our sin opens the pathway for our lives to be ruled by the evil one.
"When Israel cried out to the Lord, He sent someone to save them." They acted much like young children who insist that they knew what was best for them, and when their actions got them into trouble, they cried out for their Father's help.
Of course, God's best was to have been their full obedience to Him. Had they done this, His hand of protection would not have been removed from them, and they would have prospered as a nation.
Father, I know Your best for me is total obedience. Too many times, I foolishly act like a child, insisting on my own way, knowing full well that it will only lead to trouble. God, You gave us minds to know the difference. Why then are we so stupid when it comes to sin? Please stoke up my discernment, and then knowing the right way, give me a heart that longs to obey You. It's no fun being an unwilling rebel.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 5-7 Fear Needn't Hold Us Back
The Angel of the Lord appeared to a farmer named Gideon, who was threshing his wheat not at the usual open spot on a windy, rocky outcrop, but instead inside a winepress. He was fearful of being seen by marauding bands of Midianite raiders. &n
The Angel of the Lord appeared to a farmer named Gideon, who was threshing his wheat not at the usual open spot on a windy, rocky outcrop, but instead inside a winepress. He was fearful of being seen by marauding bands of Midianite raiders.
Gideon received his call from God then and there, yet he wanted assurance of this call. He prepared a sacrifice and laid it out on the rock as requested by the angel. Fire leapt up from the rock and consumed it.
Thus assured, his first marching orders were to tear down the two idols his own father had erected to Baal and Asherah. Being afraid of how his kinsmen would react, he did this at night. My commentary said: "Some people might fault Gideon for tearing down the altar at night because of fear. But we must not lose sight of the fact that he did obey the Lord. His fear did not stop him from being obedient. All of us have fear, and fear in and of itself is not necessarily wrong. But when it keeps us from obeying the Lord, it has become an obstacle to faith and is sin."
My sidebar hints at what I believe is the root of that fear: "True faith is simply our acceptance of His acceptance of us based on what Jesus did on the cross. We find our acceptance by looking back to the cross. One word gushes forth from it: grace. Rejection has to flee when that word is spoken ... We have a new power to accept ourselves as we are... We have peace and contentment. That security gives us the ability to stand alone ... We have been accepted by Him, and that is all that matters."
Gideon saw confirmation that he had been accepted by God and that allowed him to obey in spite of his fear. That is what's important.
Father, when I understand that You are calling me to a task, help me to not interpret any fear as doubt or lack of faith. Help me to see it as simply an unsettledness about the unknown. Then grant me the willingness to obey You, despite any fear I might have. Let it not be an anchor that keeps me from doing Your will.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Gideon received his call from God then and there, yet he wanted assurance of this call. He prepared a sacrifice and laid it out on the rock as requested by the angel. Fire leapt up from the rock and consumed it.
Thus assured, his first marching orders were to tear down the two idols his own father had erected to Baal and Asherah. Being afraid of how his kinsmen would react, he did this at night. My commentary said: "Some people might fault Gideon for tearing down the altar at night because of fear. But we must not lose sight of the fact that he did obey the Lord. His fear did not stop him from being obedient. All of us have fear, and fear in and of itself is not necessarily wrong. But when it keeps us from obeying the Lord, it has become an obstacle to faith and is sin."
My sidebar hints at what I believe is the root of that fear: "True faith is simply our acceptance of His acceptance of us based on what Jesus did on the cross. We find our acceptance by looking back to the cross. One word gushes forth from it: grace. Rejection has to flee when that word is spoken ... We have a new power to accept ourselves as we are... We have peace and contentment. That security gives us the ability to stand alone ... We have been accepted by Him, and that is all that matters."
Gideon saw confirmation that he had been accepted by God and that allowed him to obey in spite of his fear. That is what's important.
Father, when I understand that You are calling me to a task, help me to not interpret any fear as doubt or lack of faith. Help me to see it as simply an unsettledness about the unknown. Then grant me the willingness to obey You, despite any fear I might have. Let it not be an anchor that keeps me from doing Your will.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 8 -- An Example To Follow And To Avoid
Gideon and his men had gone straight from the battlefield to the chase, traveling all the way to the Jordan River and crossing to the other side while pursuing the retreating enemy. Unable to obtain bread from his fellow countrymen in the area
Gideon and his men had gone straight from the battlefield to the chase, traveling all the way to the Jordan River and crossing to the other side while pursuing the retreating enemy. Unable to obtain bread from his fellow countrymen in the area with which to feed his tired and hungry army, he nonetheless kept pressing forward, finally capturing and killing the two kings of Midian. In the process, they'd killed over 120,000 soldiers from Midian. He then revisited the two Israelite towns who'd refused his request for food for his army and paid them back for their disloyalty.
My commentary said: "His relentless pursuit of the Midianites displayed a thoroughness and completeness in carrying out his orders. Even though he was tired, even though he had already done a great deal, and even though no one would help him, he pressed on until the Ishmaelites were destroyed."
The Israelites wanted to make him their king, but he refused. However, he did request and receive a golden earring from each citizen from the plunder they'd taken from their enemies, and with them he had a golden priestly vest made. This became a snare for him, his family, and his country when the people began to worship it. "He refused the kingship but wanted the priesthood," my commentary said.
The Bible does a great job of presenting both the good and the ugly - not holding back about any man and not sugar-coating any actions, and that truth has help me over the years to know beyond all doubts that it is God's word, cover to cover.
Father, when I'm tired of the fight or feeling a sense of entitlement for what I've done, remind me of Gideon and how he kept to the task despite all the obstacles and despite how much time he'd already taken. Also, unlike Gideon, let me be satisfied to hear "well done" from You as my only reward, so that I will not be tempted by pride. Thank You for loving me, warts and all!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
My commentary said: "His relentless pursuit of the Midianites displayed a thoroughness and completeness in carrying out his orders. Even though he was tired, even though he had already done a great deal, and even though no one would help him, he pressed on until the Ishmaelites were destroyed."
The Israelites wanted to make him their king, but he refused. However, he did request and receive a golden earring from each citizen from the plunder they'd taken from their enemies, and with them he had a golden priestly vest made. This became a snare for him, his family, and his country when the people began to worship it. "He refused the kingship but wanted the priesthood," my commentary said.
The Bible does a great job of presenting both the good and the ugly - not holding back about any man and not sugar-coating any actions, and that truth has help me over the years to know beyond all doubts that it is God's word, cover to cover.
Father, when I'm tired of the fight or feeling a sense of entitlement for what I've done, remind me of Gideon and how he kept to the task despite all the obstacles and despite how much time he'd already taken. Also, unlike Gideon, let me be satisfied to hear "well done" from You as my only reward, so that I will not be tempted by pride. Thank You for loving me, warts and all!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 9 -- What Happens When We Go Against God's Will
God had never intended for the judges to be kings, and therefore dynasties of royal families weren't to exist. Gideon had materially benefited from his request for a payment of gold earrings from each citizen, so much so that he had multipl
God had never intended for the judges to be kings, and therefore dynasties of royal families weren't to exist. Gideon had materially benefited from his request for a payment of gold earrings from each citizen, so much so that he had multiple wives and over seventy sons, including Abimelech, who was the son of his slave girl.
Abimelech probably felt inferior to the other sons due to his mother's status as a slave girl and not a wife. He goaded his mother's relatives into supporting him financially, then hired thugs to help him eliminate all but one of his brothers, who'd hidden during the killing.
A rival to his rule soon made life difficult, to the point that the rulers of Shechem asked Abimelech to come attack their own city, which was destroyed in the battle! The victory left him a little too proud, and he decided to attack a second city, which cost him his life. God had put an end to plans which did not conform to his will for His people.
Father, I want to remain in Your will and never again go against You. I don't want to find myself on the wrong side of Your plan for my life. I also pray for our nation, Father, for leaders are in power who seem to dishonor You with every decision they make. They attempt to box in Christianity as an intolerant religion while allowing every other religion to thrive. Please get us back on track as a nation. You placed us here and established this country, and we trust Your rule. Help us to believe our national motto: "In God we trust." Bring us back to You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Abimelech probably felt inferior to the other sons due to his mother's status as a slave girl and not a wife. He goaded his mother's relatives into supporting him financially, then hired thugs to help him eliminate all but one of his brothers, who'd hidden during the killing.
A rival to his rule soon made life difficult, to the point that the rulers of Shechem asked Abimelech to come attack their own city, which was destroyed in the battle! The victory left him a little too proud, and he decided to attack a second city, which cost him his life. God had put an end to plans which did not conform to his will for His people.
Father, I want to remain in Your will and never again go against You. I don't want to find myself on the wrong side of Your plan for my life. I also pray for our nation, Father, for leaders are in power who seem to dishonor You with every decision they make. They attempt to box in Christianity as an intolerant religion while allowing every other religion to thrive. Please get us back on track as a nation. You placed us here and established this country, and we trust Your rule. Help us to believe our national motto: "In God we trust." Bring us back to You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 10-12 The Pot Calling The Kettle Black
"Again, the Israelites did what the Lord said was wrong ... The Israelites left the Lord and stopped serving Him. So the Lord was angry with them ... So the Israelites suffered for 18 years ... The Israelites cried out to the Lord, "W
"Again, the Israelites did what the Lord said was wrong ... The Israelites left the Lord and stopped serving Him. So the Lord was angry with them ... So the Israelites suffered for 18 years ... The Israelites cried out to the Lord, "We have sinned against You. We left our God and worshiped Baal idols" ... The Lord answered, "...But now You have left me again ... So I refuse to save you again. You have chosen those gods. So go call to them for help. Let them save You when you are in trouble." The Israelites threw away the foreign gods among them, and they worshiped the Lord again. So He felt sorry for them ..."
It is so easy to look at what was happening and agree with God that these people deserved to be left. Their cries deserved to fall on deaf ears. I found myself wondering what it was like for those people when they finally did worship, after they'd admitted their sin and thrown away all their idols - the sin in their lives - and began to worship God, who'd told them in no uncertain terms that He would not help them. How hard was it to keep worshiping in a situation like that?
This chapter is good evidence of God's long-suffering. Despite their continued cycles of sin, sorrow, and repentance, and despite all of their failed promises, He amazes us by continuing to show mercy!
The problem is, as I find myself agreeing with God about His response to them initially, telling them to go to their idols for help, I'm at the same time condemning myself for my own pet sins - the ones that I keep committing just as they did. I find myself in their shoes, and when I do, begging God for forgiveness again takes on a whole new meaning. He hasn't changed. He's still long-suffering. Yet He isn't bound to keep on doling out mercy and forgiveness, at least to the unsaved. Yes, His Son's death on the cross covered all my sins, but that does not give me a license to commit as many as I want. My sidebar says, "God doesn't want our promises for the future but rather, our obedience today."
Father, I thank You for Your long-suffering and Your mercy. But help me not to presume on it, thinking that, because of Your Son's death for my sins, I will have no problem asking for and receiving forgiveness. God, You'd much rather have my obedience in the first place. Then, forgiveness wouldn't even be necessary. Strengthen me and enable me to obey without question. That will be my spiritual act of worship.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
It is so easy to look at what was happening and agree with God that these people deserved to be left. Their cries deserved to fall on deaf ears. I found myself wondering what it was like for those people when they finally did worship, after they'd admitted their sin and thrown away all their idols - the sin in their lives - and began to worship God, who'd told them in no uncertain terms that He would not help them. How hard was it to keep worshiping in a situation like that?
This chapter is good evidence of God's long-suffering. Despite their continued cycles of sin, sorrow, and repentance, and despite all of their failed promises, He amazes us by continuing to show mercy!
The problem is, as I find myself agreeing with God about His response to them initially, telling them to go to their idols for help, I'm at the same time condemning myself for my own pet sins - the ones that I keep committing just as they did. I find myself in their shoes, and when I do, begging God for forgiveness again takes on a whole new meaning. He hasn't changed. He's still long-suffering. Yet He isn't bound to keep on doling out mercy and forgiveness, at least to the unsaved. Yes, His Son's death on the cross covered all my sins, but that does not give me a license to commit as many as I want. My sidebar says, "God doesn't want our promises for the future but rather, our obedience today."
Father, I thank You for Your long-suffering and Your mercy. But help me not to presume on it, thinking that, because of Your Son's death for my sins, I will have no problem asking for and receiving forgiveness. God, You'd much rather have my obedience in the first place. Then, forgiveness wouldn't even be necessary. Strengthen me and enable me to obey without question. That will be my spiritual act of worship.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 14 -- Our Greatest Weakness?
Israel is beginning to sound like an habitually-disobedient child, and this time the grounding was to last for 40 years. But God always provides a means of salvation, and here my commentary notes He began with a barren womb. Manoah and hi
Israel is beginning to sound like an habitually-disobedient child, and this time the grounding was to last for 40 years. But God always provides a means of salvation, and here my commentary notes He began with a barren womb. Manoah and his wife were unable to have children, but the Angel of the Lord visited them with good news. Unlike a typical Nazirite vow, which a person would voluntarily make for a certain time, Samson's Nazirite status was to be lifelong, his parents were told.
Asking the angel's name, Manoah was told, "Why do you ask My name? It is too amazing for you to understand." Since Biblical names usually told about the character of the person, it made me wonder if the sentence should have read: "It is Too Amazing For You To Understand." That would be a very apt description of God.
As they placed a young goat on the altar, the flames of the fire went up to the sky, and "the Angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the flame." Samson's parents did their best to see that the Nazirite instructions were followed, but today's sidebar gave us a peak at what they couldn't control within their son, which would turn out to be his greatest weakness: "Pride is idolatry - the idol is self."
Father, the minute I read that, I agreed with you. This chapter shows us all too well that ritual never trumps relationship. Though granted amazing physical strength by You, nevertheless Samson's lack of spiritual strength became his downfall. You've shown me how I have to watch out for pride, too - for too often I find myself wanting what I want rather than what you want for me. Help me say no, Father.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Asking the angel's name, Manoah was told, "Why do you ask My name? It is too amazing for you to understand." Since Biblical names usually told about the character of the person, it made me wonder if the sentence should have read: "It is Too Amazing For You To Understand." That would be a very apt description of God.
As they placed a young goat on the altar, the flames of the fire went up to the sky, and "the Angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the flame." Samson's parents did their best to see that the Nazirite instructions were followed, but today's sidebar gave us a peak at what they couldn't control within their son, which would turn out to be his greatest weakness: "Pride is idolatry - the idol is self."
Father, the minute I read that, I agreed with you. This chapter shows us all too well that ritual never trumps relationship. Though granted amazing physical strength by You, nevertheless Samson's lack of spiritual strength became his downfall. You've shown me how I have to watch out for pride, too - for too often I find myself wanting what I want rather than what you want for me. Help me say no, Father.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 14-16 A Hero? Hardly!
Samson always seems to be made up to be a hero, but his life story indicates just the opposite. He was supposed to be separated for God, but look at how he failed at that: 1) He wanted a Philistine wife in
Samson always seems to be made up to be a hero, but his life story indicates just the opposite. He was supposed to be separated for God, but look at how he failed at that:
1) He wanted a Philistine wife instead of a Jewish wife.
2) He disrespected and disobeyed his parents.
3) He was selfish and prideful.
4) He provoked people constantly.
5) He defiled his parents and himself.
6) He was a liar.
7) He disrespected his wife-to-be.
8) He murdered to pay off a wager.
9) He caused wholesale destruction of others' property.
10) His actions resulted in the deaths of his wife and father-in-law.
11) He hired a prostitute (again, a Philistine woman).
12) He fell for another non-Jewish woman. His unbridled lust and her conniving cost him his life.
My commentary picked up on the real lesson from his life: "Loss of separation (sanctification) leads to loss of power and eventual ruin. To yield our members to sin is to pursue SELF-destruction."
Father, I pray that You will keep my heart from wandering away from You. Give me great Christian friends who will always warn me if they see me headed toward trouble. Keep me from losing my separation to You and away from the world.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
1) He wanted a Philistine wife instead of a Jewish wife.
2) He disrespected and disobeyed his parents.
3) He was selfish and prideful.
4) He provoked people constantly.
5) He defiled his parents and himself.
6) He was a liar.
7) He disrespected his wife-to-be.
8) He murdered to pay off a wager.
9) He caused wholesale destruction of others' property.
10) His actions resulted in the deaths of his wife and father-in-law.
11) He hired a prostitute (again, a Philistine woman).
12) He fell for another non-Jewish woman. His unbridled lust and her conniving cost him his life.
My commentary picked up on the real lesson from his life: "Loss of separation (sanctification) leads to loss of power and eventual ruin. To yield our members to sin is to pursue SELF-destruction."
Father, I pray that You will keep my heart from wandering away from You. Give me great Christian friends who will always warn me if they see me headed toward trouble. Keep me from losing my separation to You and away from the world.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 17-18 My God, Not My god
"At that time, Israel did not have a king, so everyone did what seemed right." Boy, if that didn't adequately describe things! In these two chapters, we have a son who stole from his mother, then returned the money when he h
"At that time, Israel did not have a king, so everyone did what seemed right." Boy, if that didn't adequately describe things! In these two chapters, we have a son who stole from his mother, then returned the money when he heard her placing a curse on the thief. She then blesses him and has part of the stolen money turned into idols. Instead of worship only at the tabernacle, people had made their own personal shrines in their homes. Only Aaron's descendants were supposed to serve as priests, but here we have a Levite elevated to that position, and idols were used in the worship of Jehovah!
All they had to do was read God's Word that was given to Moses, but as my commentary suggested, they were instead following their own ideas: "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death."
It's WAY TOO EASY to fall into this trap. I let it happen to me during and after college, and the bait Satan used was my own intellect. He took advantage of my pride and soon I was believing that I certainly knew better than God what was best for my life. All of those "I's" and "my's" are real evidence of pride, and I saw it in verse 18:24, too. Micah, the man who'd stolen his mother's money, said to soldiers who'd stolen from him: "You took my gods that I made and my priest." That's what we do when we move away from God. We make an idol of self.
Father, it's been years but I still cringe when I remember those years when I dared to think that I knew better than You. I know You've forgiven me and forgotten it, yet it still causes me pain to remember how stupid and selfish I was. You are my only source of ultimate knowledge and I bow to You. I thank You for being my God, that I didn't create, but who created me instead. Thank You for not giving up on me!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
All they had to do was read God's Word that was given to Moses, but as my commentary suggested, they were instead following their own ideas: "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death."
It's WAY TOO EASY to fall into this trap. I let it happen to me during and after college, and the bait Satan used was my own intellect. He took advantage of my pride and soon I was believing that I certainly knew better than God what was best for my life. All of those "I's" and "my's" are real evidence of pride, and I saw it in verse 18:24, too. Micah, the man who'd stolen his mother's money, said to soldiers who'd stolen from him: "You took my gods that I made and my priest." That's what we do when we move away from God. We make an idol of self.
Father, it's been years but I still cringe when I remember those years when I dared to think that I knew better than You. I know You've forgiven me and forgotten it, yet it still causes me pain to remember how stupid and selfish I was. You are my only source of ultimate knowledge and I bow to You. I thank You for being my God, that I didn't create, but who created me instead. Thank You for not giving up on me!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Judges 19-21 We Must Abhor What God Abhors
God led the nation of Israel to wipe out behavior that He abhorred among His own people. The children of God were having to kill their own. That's how serious God was about sin. Over 40,000 obedient Israelites who answered God&#
God led the nation of Israel to wipe out behavior that He abhorred among His own people. The children of God were having to kill their own. That's how serious God was about sin. Over 40,000 obedient Israelites who answered God's call died in the effort to eradicate the sin, yet so very often those in sin claim that there are no victims of their own choices.
Father, You call us to be like you - to have the same zeal for holiness that You do. You call us to abhor what You abhor. You want us to agree with You about sin. If we fail to do that, there will be a cost in our lives as well. Whether we find ourselves supporting sin by failing to fight against it or dwelling on sin in our minds, or actually committing sin, we will not be in Your will, and we will not be practicing holiness. Root this unwillingness to agree with You totally about sin out of our lives, Father. Make us more like You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
Father, You call us to be like you - to have the same zeal for holiness that You do. You call us to abhor what You abhor. You want us to agree with You about sin. If we fail to do that, there will be a cost in our lives as well. Whether we find ourselves supporting sin by failing to fight against it or dwelling on sin in our minds, or actually committing sin, we will not be in Your will, and we will not be practicing holiness. Root this unwillingness to agree with You totally about sin out of our lives, Father. Make us more like You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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