Helen Spaulding

2. The Israelites had disobeyed God and worshipped Baal and other gods and godesses. They broke the 2nd commandment--do not worship idols. Obviously, then, they had not listened when God commanded their obedience to His laws. Today, we do the same. Many make positon, or power, or money their god, and worship them--spending all their time and effort to get them--no time spent studying God's word to know what He requires of us. Most, if they think of Him at all, consider Him a "sugar daddy" who is there just to give us what we want, and requires nothing of us. We are positioning ourselves to be disciplined just as He did in the Old Testament times. Helen

Gideon says if God is with them, why hasn't He done the things that He did in past times that protected His people? No. Gideon ignores the fact that the people had stopped worshipping God and was worshipping idols and other evil deeds God had forbidden. We blame God because we want an "out"! We don't want to think we are responsible for our turning from God to our own desires. The danger is that we cannot turn our backs on God, ignore Him, and expect Him to protect and save us from the consequences of our actions. Helen Spaulding Author of: A Bruised Reed... Life of Abe Lincoln's Grandmother