We have recently been talking
about Adoni-Bezek: A king in the Canaanite land whom the Israelites were told
to go and fight against. They conquered
him and cut of his thumbs and great toes, as he had done to 70 kings himself.
We understand he had many opportunities in which God appealed to his heart, yet
he shut out the word of the LORD, an grew more and more calloused to the gentle
voice of the LORD pleading at his heart.
And we see what happened to him in his last days, as he was brought to
Jerusalem and the bible says he died there.
Which left me wondering, did
he die physically or spiritually? Did
his earthly life perish, or was he humbled enough to realize his life was not
his own, but to Him he belonged? There
is no mention of his burial there. No dancing at his death as an enemy nor is
there mourning of his passing; after all he was still a king. No the bible does not record this for us.
What we do know is it’s not
too late for you and I. We still have
breath in our members and life in our blood.
The LORD is ever pleading with our hearts trying to get us to see it is
in Him we move, live and have our being.
He is still softly calling and nudging us, and yes we still have
time. Time to harken unto His call, time
to listen to His beaconing pull. It’s
not too late, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you are, God still
loves and he is still just. He will forgive us of each and every sin, and
welcome us back to His side, to be His child and reign with Him forever.
Will you stand before the
throne, today, and say, LORD; I’m available to You!
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