Sunday, April 24, 2011

Why God Allows Opposition

"One Year Bible" Old Testament History Passage
Judges 2:10-3:31

"Now these are the nations which the Lord left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan . . . And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses." Judges 3:1,4 (NKJV)

Anyone who has ever sought to get themselves into good physical shape knows the law of resistance. We only grow stronger through resistance. You MUST push your muscles and your system to the point of pain and exhaustion. Opposition makes you stronger...and healthier.

Show me a person who has no challenges and I will show you a person who is not growing. In order to climb the mountain, you must push yourself. The reason God commands REST is not so that we can be leisurely, but so that we can be renewed to re-enter the fight - the advance.

God allowed enemies to hang out near Israel. And the reason was that He wanted Israel to never forget how to fight. He didn't want His people to go soft. While we are in this life, we must always be ready for war - because we always have an enemy who seeks to do us bad. BE STRONG TODAY IN GOD.

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