As I was reading I Chronicles tonight, the thought struck me: I wonder how many things we attribute to our own petty little selves when actually God is completely behind it. In the 22nd chapter of I Chronicles, David is preparing to hand over the throne to Solomon. As a man of war and blood shedding, God wanted Solomon to build the temple. God promises to "give him [Solomon] rest from all his enemies." That's huge. God would protect Israel from their enemies.
People in older times than now seemed to have the good sense to credit God when He was blessing or punishing them. Today, very few - and they are immediately labeled as bigots and intolerants - even have the courage to stand up and label something "evil" or "bad." And when something goes well, we pat ourselves on the back and boast about our good fortune, our smart policies or our brilliant planning.
The people in Isaiah's day and Jeremiah's day and Hosea's day treated them shamefully for speaking the truth - the truth that was coming straight from God. So I'm wondering, are we ignoring some voices God has ordained to set us straight while we're looking for newer, more gentle, tolerant methods of truth imparting? Or does God not use people to speak the truth like He did in Old and New Testament times, trading that method for more palatable methods?
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