Deeper Life Daily Manna 11th March Devotional – Punishing The Wicked
You are reading Today’s Deeper Life Daily Manna Devotional for Thursday 11th March 2021; written by Pastor W.F Kumuyi. May you be blessed as you read on.
TOPIC: PUNISHING THE WICKED
TEXT: JUDGES 8:4-21
Key Verse: “And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city” – Judges 8:16,17
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Succoth and Penuel allowed the fear of man to prevent them from participating in a just and reasonable cause. God appointed Gideon to fight the Midianites – the common enemy of His people. However, the people of Succoth and Penuel were too concerned about their safety and welfare that they refused to join forces with God’s chosen vessel to do His work. They had to suffer the consequences of their self-love and faithlessness.
It was right, moral and ethical to help Gideon but they refused because they did not see any personal benefits in doing so. More so, they showed no faith in God’s cause and disrespected the man He had appointed to do His work. They knew how to do good but did it not and were punished for their callous behaviour. No one is excused from the work of the Lord.
When we deliberately refuse to contribute our quota – time, money and talent – to help in the work of the Lord, we cannot escape God’s punishment. “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes” (Luke 12:47). All who know what to do to be saved but refuse to repent shall be punished.
Those who have the privileges to be warned often through the gospel, but do not repent and believe, cannot escape severe punishment. All the believers who know about the Great Commission but refuse to warn sinners by calling them to repentance shall not escape divine punishment. We will fail to recognise God’s call to duty if we are blinded by selfish ambitions and interests.
But certainly, we must face bitter consequences and receive severe punishment for failing to respond to the call of God.
Thought For Today: Those preoccupied with self-will miss God’s call.
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