Today I read 1 Samuel 4 where the Lord visits His wrath on the house of Eli for their unfaithfulness. It's always interesting to me to see how things turn out, the Lord's word is ALWAYS fulfilled no matter what. People, and this includes Satan, cannot frustrate the will of God. Various cultures have their own version of how people's deeds catch up to them, from karma to reincarnation, but the fact of the matter is, God is a God of justice and He does not let the machinations of men get in His way when He decrees something.
The only person I feel sorry for in this particular chapter is the wife of Eli's son. She dies in childbirth when she hears her father-in-law and her husband is dead. We are not told that she did anything wrong in particular, although she might have, but she is killed anyway. The scriptures make it clear why the sons of Eli were killed and why Eli himself was killed. As we have said so many times already, we need to make sure that we fear God more than we fear man. We have total control over it and God WILL hold us accountable to it if we choose incorrectly. Best not to take the chance in my opinion. Until tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment