Judges 2:16
“Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them..”
The book of Judges records a reoccurring cycle in the life of the young Israeli nation. Over and over, as the story unfolds, we will read of sin, suffering, supplications and salvation. The people will disobey the Lord, becoming involved in sinful and worldly practices. These practices will lead to suffering, and their suffering will cause them to cry out to God for help. Again and again the mercy of God is revealed as God raises up judges or deliverers to rescue the people from the bondage their sin has caused.
This pattern is one which has sadly been repeated many times over, in the life of believers down through the ages. We, like Israel, make compromises with sins that should be removed from our lives forever. As time…
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Jim Gallagher 