Judges 10:10-16 (ASV)
And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, saying, “We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.”
And Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, “Did not I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will save you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”
And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, “We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.” And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah, and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
A Prayer for Times of Trouble
Like the Israelites, it’s often easy to forget about God when things are going smoothly and we are healthy, prosperous, and satisfied. Yet all good things come from His hand and when we deny Him we reject the source of our abundance. By turning to Him daily, in good times and bad, He will be ever-faithful to keep us from the self-made snares of our sinful natures.
Words to Remember:
We are always in the forge, or on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
–Henry Ward Beecher