Judges 1

What stood out today:

Judges 1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?"

2 The LORD answered, "Judah is to go; I have given the land into their hands."

28 When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.

29 Nor did Ephraim

30 Neither did Zebulun

31 Nor did Asher

33 Neither did Naphtali…

My Response: Well God, they start out well by inquiring of You. They go and only take part of what you gave them; “but they never drove them out completely.” And the end of the chapter just echoes, clan after clan, city after city, they did not take all that you had given them. Why? Why did they not? Why do we not? “Rick, what is holding you back?” Jesus, is it that we do not believe You have given the whole land? Do we question your goodness, and hesitate to kill every person/sin? Do we get comfortable, complacent with most of the land and not work hard to get the whole thing? Jesus, You are the lion of the tribe of Judah; as You lead out first and I follow may we take the whole land. Let us rout out every sin, let’s take the whole LIFE, for Your glory!