14 “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
I love that last part.
Hind sight is always 20/20, right? Well, I can't help but think the Israelites are really weak people. This is at least the 3rd or 4th time they've been warned to not turn their back on God. I can feel what's coming.....I find myself thinking, "why are you so stupid....", but then there's a little voice in my head telling me I'm the same way.
Scott talked about how patient God must be, to put up with and still love the Israelites, even through their many short-comings. I liked his analogy of his relationship with his kids, and how frustrated he gets with them, when they don't act like he wants.
I've heard it said that real love is knowing someone's faults, and loving them anyway. That is definitely true of God. He knows that we are going to mess it up, before we do.
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I love that last part too, I wish I lived up to it more often but what a simple and powerful statement.
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