Judges 11:24 You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us.
Judges 11 is the fascinating story about Jephthah who was the son of a prostitute and had been told by his half brothers, who didn't want him, to leave the land. When their tribe was later threatened by the Ammonite King they all asked Jephthah to come back and be their leader!
The Ammonite King said they had stolen their land but Jephthah told him how the Lord had taken their land away from him and given it to them. Then he made this profound statement "You keep what your god gives you and we'll keep what our God gives us. That struck a chord with me.
Are we keeping... are we holding on... to what the Lord our God has given us or are we letting it go without realising it? I sometimes find it can happen like this -
God has given us His great love yet there are days when things go wrong or we’re feeling very unwell and we don't ‘feel’ like we're loved which is untrue of course. We need to hold on to God's love!
God has given us His grace to overcome in life each day, but some days we think we can't do things which is when we need to keep hold of His grace which is more than enough.
God has given us His peace but we lie in bed worrying over things He tells us He's taking care of. We need to keep hold of His peace.
God has given us His righteousness, made us right with Him, yet there are times we forget who God has made us to be in Christ. We need to keep remembering what our God has given us - His very own righteousness!
When we allow situations to stress us we forget to hold on to the joy which He has given us. The list could go on, but you get my drift.😊 I think God is giving us a wake-up call.
It's like He's saying, "I am your God and I love you. Keep a tight hold of what I have already given to you. Don't give it away or let it slip. Resist the enemy who tries to steal it from you and enjoy the blessings I have given you in Jesus."
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