Judges 1: 28 - 'And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but they did not completely drive them out...'
You must consider with me, the Children of Israel were probably feeling good about themselves at this point. They escaped the hands of the Egyptians, in dramatic fashion...they survived the wilderness and God blessed them incredibly through that; then, they cross the Red Sea, the Jordan, and literally destroy every enemy they encountered up until Joshua's death...that's impressive.
However, with great victory comes great responsibility - they were too confident in themselves instead of God and they allowed the enemy to hang around longer than they should; this eventually became their own undoing, the same is true for you and me.
I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't negotiate with the enemy, you should TAKE HIM OUT!
The many problems the Israelites ran into is found in chapter 2 of Judges...God said for them to tear down the idols of the enemy and make no covenants with them, yet this is exactly what they ended up doing anyway!
Note: when you cut a covenant with someone, that means you are committing to their devotions rather than invoke your own...also, when you leave altars erected, you're tolerating whatever is around you...when it comes to your soul's salvation, you cannot afford to let this happen. The moment you have an opportunity to destroy hell - DO IT!! You do not want that to some back and bite you later!
You must consider with me, the Children of Israel were probably feeling good about themselves at this point. They escaped the hands of the Egyptians, in dramatic fashion...they survived the wilderness and God blessed them incredibly through that; then, they cross the Red Sea, the Jordan, and literally destroy every enemy they encountered up until Joshua's death...that's impressive.
However, with great victory comes great responsibility - they were too confident in themselves instead of God and they allowed the enemy to hang around longer than they should; this eventually became their own undoing, the same is true for you and me.
I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't negotiate with the enemy, you should TAKE HIM OUT!
The many problems the Israelites ran into is found in chapter 2 of Judges...God said for them to tear down the idols of the enemy and make no covenants with them, yet this is exactly what they ended up doing anyway!
Note: when you cut a covenant with someone, that means you are committing to their devotions rather than invoke your own...also, when you leave altars erected, you're tolerating whatever is around you...when it comes to your soul's salvation, you cannot afford to let this happen. The moment you have an opportunity to destroy hell - DO IT!! You do not want that to some back and bite you later!
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