Pastor Bob DuPar
April 29, 2008

Journal Entry


Scripture

Judges 9:22-10:18; Luke 24:13-53; Psalm 100:1-5; Proverbs 14:11-12.

Observation

Our OT reading today is certainly evidence of the fact that God doesn’t let people get away with evil. Jotham’s curse proved to see fulfillment. And, I find it humorous that God allowed Abimelech’s death to come about through the hands of a woman – one of the most humiliating circumstances for a warrior at this time, in this culture. God certainly has a sense of humor.

God’s words in Judges 10:13-14 are powerful and convicting:

“But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you. Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble.”

Judges 10:16 reveals the tender side of God’s character: “And He could bear Israel’s misery no longer.”

Luke 24:45 intrigues me: “Then He opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” I wonder what this involved and looked like.

Application

I find it interesting that the consequences of Abimelech’s sin did not come about until 3 years after the fact. Sometimes we think (or are deceived into thinking) that sin has no consequences. But, very often we miss the perspective of seeing how things play-out.

Prayer

“God, please open my mind, daily, to see & understand Your Scripture – to understand You!”