The Pilgrim Path---Second Chronicles 12: 6 – 8 (2—21—24)

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.” When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shisshak. Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

“…MY SERVICE”

Everyone is in servitude. The question is: to whom or what? Many people do not understand their need for liberation (II Corinthians 4: 4). King Rehoboam chose to reject God’s path. He was left to the bondage of the Egyptians for a time. The LORD Jesus Christ will allow sin to “beat up” on us---to show us that He is a far better Master. Do you believe Jesus Christ is the best Master of ALL?

From Charles Haddon Spurgeon: I defy the world to doubt the statement that the service of sin is the most horrible of slaveries. When people give themselves to it and their passions become dominant, the worse serfdom that ever was on the face of the earth is freedom compared with the bondage of a person’s own passions…The service of God is delightful…Nothing will be asked of us but what will be for our benefit---nothing that will really be to our loss. If it should seem to involve a present loss, yet it will be turned to future gain, for God will overrule it for our permanent good. Nothing denied us in the service of God would be a blessing to us…

Grace & peace in Jesus, The Only Redeemer of broken and wretched souls, Pastor Jason