Good day everyone. We all need to give God a shout of praise (not a hand clap) for who He is, God all by Himself. Today we are going to learn about getting to the source of things.
Today’s Prayer
Father, for every problem, every anxiety, every temptation, every sin in our lives, there is a deliverer–Jesus Christ! Thank you God, for Your sacrifice, Your love, Your way to reach down and pull us up. Please forgive us and help us to stand sure-footed and steady on the Rock of our salvation and not to slip and fall into the sludge of the world. Please, be in control of our lives and we know everything will be all right. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Let’s eat.
Discovering the Source of Problems
After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land. – 2 Samuel 21:14
The book of Samuel tells us that during the reign of David, there was a famine in the land for three successive years. So David sought the Lord regarding this famine, “Why is there famine on this land?” The Lord answered David, “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death” (2 Sam. 21:1).
Years earlier, Joshua made a peace treaty with the Gibeonites. This, too, was an act of disobedience. When God called Israel to come into the Promised Land, they were to destroy all the enemies of God. Joshua failed to see through the ruse of deception when the Gibeonites portrayed themselves as travelers. The Israelites signed a peace treaty only to discover who the Gibeonites were after the fact. Now, they had to honor the treaty. However, this led to intermarriages and much sorrow for Israel. Years later, Saul made a decision to kill the Gibeonites.
The nation was now receiving the punishment for their sin of disobedience through a famine. David knew that famines could have a spiritual source, so he inquired of God and God answered. The source was Saul’s murder of the Gibeonites. Once David knew the source of the problem, he took action. He repented on behalf of the nation and made restitution. The famine was then lifted.
Do you have a problem that seems to be a continually unresolved issue?
Have you asked God to tell you the reason for the problem?
It may have a spiritual root that is still unresolved with God. He may be allowing this pressure to bring attention to an issue He wants you to take care of. Ask the Lord today to give you revelation on your problem. As a loving Father, He desires to make known anything that stands in the way of fellowship between you and Him. However, His righteousness must always be upheld.
Quote of the Day
The first service one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them. Just as love of God begins in listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them. It is God’s love for us that He not only gives us His Word but lends us His ear. So it is His work that we do for our brother when we learn to listen to him. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer~