A little too late

When we think of God its typically a good picture that comes to mind. One of a caring and loving God that will do anything to have his people follow him. But eventually He becomes tired of it and through his wrath takes it upon himself to judge the people with his righteousness. His anger burns so severely that even 1 or 2 faithful servants can't quench his raging fire.

This story is a love story. God loved Israel so much, and yet the people would not listen or follow His commands and rules. They had forsaken the one true God for false idols and prophets. Ones that would bring destruction to the chosen people. Even when Hezekiah and Josiah turned towards God, his anger was so strong against the people he blessed so much that it didn't matter anymore. He HAD to judge them and it led to the destruction of the nation and the Israelites being exiled and forced into slave labor once again.

We are not so different from them. We turn to God when its convenient for us. When his plans fit into ours and when we fall into hardship. We forget what He has given to us when we prosper and it leads us turning away from him. There is still life applications found in the Bible that was written 2000+ years ago. We need to keep the focus on Him and what He has done for us. We need to use the objects such as the bible or the cross as a remembrance of Jesus, and not as a false idol like the bronze snakes became.

Lately these same things have taken root into my being. I turn to comfort in food or in friendship with my roommates. I take matters into my own control and forsake God when trying to pursue things. Keeping the focus on Him is what needs to happen and its becoming a huge sign that things have been creeping up that needs to be eradicated.

After all I don't want to anger God to the point where he will no longer help me because I have turned away from him too many times.

God bless

Ricky

Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke him to anger. So the LORD said, "I will remove Judah also from my presence as I removed Israel, and I will reject Jerusalem, the city I chose, and this temple, about which I said, 'There shall my Name be.'
2 Kings 23: 26-27