Compromise--What does the Bible say about this? Book of Judges

 Good morning everyone!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good!  Too blessed to be stressed!!!

  Today I am looking at Judges 2: 1-15.  My Bible studies bounce as the LORD lays it on my heart.  Soooo, here it is.

   Have you thought about compromise in major decisions?  Not talking about working things out with a spouse or children, but major items.  Or possibly going back on your word, aka a promise?  

  God never breaks his covenant with you, me, or anyone.  However, we do break our covenant or promise to God.

  In Judges 2 look at the first part:   The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this? 3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; they will become traps for you, and their gods will become snares to you.’”4 When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud, 5 and they called that place Bokim.There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

   God will not break the covenant to give the land to the ancestors. But what happened, the Israelites were to not make a covenant with people of this land, break their altars.  And what happened?  They disobeyed God and broke the covenant.  The people were sad.  Yep, we usually are when we get caught. But did they REPENT???

6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. 7 The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.

When Joshua led the people they served the LORD. Joshua died at the age of 110 and they buried him.  Then what happened?

10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the Lord’s anger 13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 14 In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

 After Joshua's generation died, the next generation did not know the LORD, worshiped various gods of other people, Baal, Ashtoreths and this made GOD angry.  Not God was against them and when they fought battles, God was against them.   They were being defeated and in great trouble.

  Now, I ask you to look around the world today, more specifically  AMERICA!!   What is happening here?  The very same as with the Israelites-- people worshipping idols rather than God.  So many idols; facebook, tik tok, instagram, and more.  Or, just forsaking God and believing church and fellowship with other believers is not necessary.  We must have a relationship with Jesus Christ, and, in my opinion, if you do, if I do, then we will want to share with the non-believers, fellowship with believers, and be active in helping grow the kingdom of God on earth.  Bring more people to Jesus Christ as their savior.

 WHERE ARE YOU TODAY?  WHAT ARE YOU COMPROMISING?
           YOUR BELIEF?

  Thank you for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny