Disconnected
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger.
Judges 2:11-12 (ESV)
Provoking God is not a good idea. We are told in the Ten Commandments and through common sense that we should not worship any other god than God. Yet, we seem to love serving gods of our own making, gods we can control, and gods that make us the center of the universe.
God's provocation is not because He feels helpless but because we choose to be helpless.
We choose to yield ourselves to things that do not matter, ignore what matters, and act as if the worthless has some worth. Then, we wonder why we are so miserable.
Those who are disconnected from God are disconnected from life, and the more they try to find the living among the dead, the more confused, hopeless, and empty their lives become.
Judges 2:11-12 (ESV)
Provoking God is not a good idea. We are told in the Ten Commandments and through common sense that we should not worship any other god than God. Yet, we seem to love serving gods of our own making, gods we can control, and gods that make us the center of the universe.
God's provocation is not because He feels helpless but because we choose to be helpless.
We choose to yield ourselves to things that do not matter, ignore what matters, and act as if the worthless has some worth. Then, we wonder why we are so miserable.
Those who are disconnected from God are disconnected from life, and the more they try to find the living among the dead, the more confused, hopeless, and empty their lives become.
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