Today I read Deuteronomy 20 where the Lord explains the process for selecting soldiers and warns against leaving some of the opposing cultures alive. I have already mentioned that I used to think God was kind of harsh in asking the Israelites to utterly destroy the other cultures, but have since come to understand why it was necessary. The people of Israel, and all peoples, are so prone to leave their God it's not even funny. It seems at the drop of a hat they just forget everything He has done for them and go after strange gods. Only by completely removing the temptation can they be as safe as possible.
It is no different in our day. People turn their backs on Heavenly Father because of sports, work, money, sex, all kinds of things. You name it and people have abandoned God for it. In most cases I will wager they don't even view it as having abandoned God at all. But as surely as the Israelites left their God to go after strange gods, in our day people leave God behind to pursue other things. It is just as real a threat today as it was back then. The devil is just a whole lot better at disguising what he is doing these days. We must remain vigilant if we are to overcome his evil ways and remain faithful. Until tomorrow.
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