Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

March 15: Deuteronomy 28-29; Galatians 6

Scripture: Deuteronomy (NIV) 28:47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, 48 therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you…

Observation: God was speaking through Moses to the Israelites. They could either serve the Lord with joy and gladness in prosperity, or they could serve their enemies with human suffering.

Sometimes I play a game with little children where I hide a small object in one of my hands behind my back. Then I move my hands in front where they can see them and ask them to guess which hand contains the prize. God does the same with us, only he never closes his hands. The choice is clear.

Application: It is impossible for me to read the choices God gave to Israel and not think that the same God is giving similar choices to the United States of America. We can either serve God, joyfully enjoying His prosperity, or we can ignore Him and serve mounting debt, growing poverty, increased invasion by illegal immigrants, racial unrest and other things that God can allow or bring.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, open our eyes so that we can clearly see the result of the choices available to us. Amen

Pastor Leon

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