Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Judges 2:7-8, 11-19
by: Trisha Gerstel.
Often, when we read passages such as today’s reading, we are tempted to see them solely as proof of other men’s shortcomings. However, each of us should be purposeful in reading such passages with a humble heart, focusing not on the foolishness of those who came before but rather on the warning that lies within these tales. We are no better than the Israelites were. The “idols” we worship may not be made of gold, but our hearts are just as prone to wandering away from the Lord. The old adage is true: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
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