What amazes me about people is we
really have not changed much over the millineia. Look at today’s reading. Here
is King Amaziah, he listen’s to God and does not carry the 100,000 Israelite
troops into battle against the Edomites. He trust God in this instance, and God
rewards him, he kills 20,000 Edomites, half by the sword and the other half by
throwing them off the cliff … by the way, is not the Bible the best adventure
book ever written ~ this is what Hollywood movies are made of. God gives him
this amazing victory, but in the plunder stage he brings back the Edomite God’s
to worship them.
How much are we like Amaziah? God
gives us victories in life, but time and time again we are willing to
prostitute ourselves out to other modern gods. Sure we are not diving into the
Baals and Ashera of the day. But our sins are the same. Do you know what an Ashera
poll was? It was carved image of a male penis. Ashera was a god of fertility.
People would perform sex acts in order to evoke Ashera to send rain or open
wombs. Now we do not worship Ashera, and turn to her for fertility, but how
much do we turn to sex in our culture? All the time! Pornography, adultery,
sexual promiscuity are just the obvious answers. But what really shows our
cravings as a culture for sex is how much we use it to market our goods and
wears. Sex sells does it not? So while we might not worship Ashera, the heart
of her worship, sex, is still prevalent today. Sadly the church has not been
able to abstain from this temptation either.
So how often do we see God bring us
victory and then we turn right away from him? Sadly, all the time. Think about
your own life and begin to strategize how you can avoid this trap yourself.
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