089 Monday, March 30, 2009

089 Judges 10 – 12; Mark 9.2 – 9.5

Remember the pattern that is through out the book of Judges. The people of God disobey the Lord, God then disciplines them (they are placed in distressful situations), they then call upon God to help (they repent), and then God sends a rescuer to deliverer. Listen to these heart breaking words, "And the people of Israel went back to doing evil in God's sight." God had it written down in no uncertain terms about how to worship Him. What does Israel keep doing? They go after other gods, in this case Baal gods. What were they thinking? They call upon God, cleanse the temple of foreign gods and worshiped only God. Who is God going to raise up to fight on Israel's behalf? A son of a whore is who God is going to use. You have to be out of your ever living, loving mind if you think the people saw this coming. Jephthah's half brothers had kicked him out of the house. God had given him a talent for fighting. The ones who helped kick him out came to him for help. God gave Jephthah victory and he ruled for six years. We have to be careful in our assessment of people because we never know who God may be raising up to be a leader in God's company.

Jesus reveals His real colors for Peter, James, and John. The Mt. of transfiguration is what many call this event. Heaven touched earth because Elijah and Moses were on the scene with Jesus at this moment and they were in a deep conversation with Jesus. There are angels among us. We live in the supernatural realm. God is real and His words are true. Perhaps we should practice this week being children of faith. We should be little children and just reach out to God and believe Him!