Disobeying

«Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals.» Judges 2:11

After Joshua had that special talk with the people, he slept the sleep of death.

The people had promised that they would be obedient and not worship other gods. But they were not obedient! What a shame!

They began to kneel before other gods and make their prayers to them… This made God so sad! So, God couldn’t protect them from their enemies! Do you know what happened? They began to be defeated in battle and many thieves began to break into their fields and steal their food, their cattle and what they owned.

But God had great patience with them and sent judges to defend them. As long as the judge was alive, they obeyed God. But when the judge died, they disobeyed again! What disobedient people!

Let’s practice!

Are you obedient or disobedient? Would you like to be more obedient to your mom and dad? Pray with them and ask God for help.