Deuteronomy 7 -- Wow, Such Perfect Timing Today, God, As Always!

Father, this is absolutely in Your timing.  Incredible how You arranged my readings over all these years to land on this chapter right when I needed it to help someone!

I remember almost recoiling when I read the commands to completely destroy whole people groups and their belongings when I first started reading the Bible, but I eventually came to understand over the years that there are times when we must completely rid ourselves of whatever stands between us and God, and that really popped out today.  If you substitute any particular besetting sin for “the people of Canaan” here, and read back through the story, what a battle plan from God we receive to help conquer that sin!  Then once we’ve experienced such a victory and know how important it is to give no quarter and absolutely eliminate anything to do with that sin from our lives, it certainly puts us in a better frame of mind to understand God’s directions here to His people.

Father, please guide me to use this wonderful example to help the one You’ve placed before me.  Open their heart and mind to see this truth as clearly as You’ve shown me.  Remove Satan’s blinders to allow them to understand what has occurred in their life and what You want to do about it!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford