Today’s Reading: Judges 8; Psalm 42; 1 Corinthians 15
Scripture: Judges 8:33-35
33 No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They set up Baal-Berith as their god and 34 did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35 They also failed to show kindness to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for them.
Observation: Gideon won a great victory for his people. And he put up with a lot of grief for them and from them. This entire chapter is filled with Gideon's troubles. But the verses above show that the people did not appreciate what Gideon had done. They went back to their sinful ways as soon as he died. Their lack of gratitude for what he had done for them while he was alive just rolled right into full on rebellion after he died.
Application: You just have to do the right thing and not worry about the results. Gideon did what he did to help his people, whether or not they appreciated it. I want to be a man who loves people whether or not they appreciate it.
Prayer: Lord, I am grateful for the call You have placed on my life. I want to be like You, reaching out in love and truth to everyone I can. Help me to be a faithful communicator of Your message.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
1 comment:
We all want to be appreciated and respected for what we do for others but pften we don't get what we should. You are rigt, we need to do what is right even if it is not appreciated properly. The other thing that struck me out of this story was how an attitude of ingratitude comes from hearts that are self-centered and therefore skewed to think the worst of other people and their motives. Gideon did nothing wrong or offenseive toward the Ephraimites, yet they were offended and ready to kill him after he had won a great victory. It is so important to cultivate gratitude in our hearts.
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