July 15 2018

Forgotten

Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt, and you shall know no God but Me; for there is no savior besides Me.  I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. When they had pasture, they were filled; they were filled and their heart was exalted; therefore they forgot Me. Hosea 13:4-7

God was talking to and about the children of Israel. 
God was with them in a very real and physical way in the desert, after he brought them out of Egypt, in the cloud by night and the pillar of fire by day. 
He fed them, provided for them and led them those 40 years during very difficult and trying times.
But once they settled in the Promised Land, and were filled, they exalted themselves, took credit for where they found themselves and they forgot the Lord. 
We often criticize the children of Israel, but the reality is that we often find ourselves in similar situations. 
When we are in trouble, when there are needs, when we “want”, we spend time before the Lord with our petitions. 
But when things settle out and get busy, we slowly trade in our “quiet” time with the Lord for the other things that are pressing in on and around us. 
We begin to boast in our good fortune as though we were responsible for it and we forget the very Lord that brought us through the difficult and trying times.
We place Him on a shelf for the next time we need Him to deal with our troubles. 
Oh that we would learn to put our Lord first, to prioritize our time with Him and to turn to Him, not only in the trying times, but in the times of plenty. 
That is the time when we will grow in that intimate relationship with the Lord; which will prepare us to be victorious in the difficult and trying times. 
Take some time, even now, and sit in His Presence.  He is waiting on you!


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Posted July 15, 2018 by Laurie Hopkins in category "Uncategorized

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