As we grow in our Christian walk, the awareness of the extent of our sinful nature is heightened. In today's passge, Paul agonizes and distresses over his own battle with sin. But he does not lose heart! Instead, Paul encourages us to let our awareness bring us to conviction, brokenness and repentance before the Lord and through this, our tolerance of sin is redueced and the maturity of our faith is increased. The Lord loves brokenness and a contrite heart!
Severe consequences resulted when God's people wandered away in disobedience. In today's text we see that compromise ultimately led to disaster for the Israelites...
What does it mean to truly belong to the Lord? In Deuteronomy 7, God reminds His people of their identity, security, and spiritual blessing,...