When We Forget God

“So it was, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-Berith their god. Thus the children of Israel did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side; nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.”

JUDGES 8:33-35

 

PONDER THIS

When we look at this passage, it is clear there was a spiritual decline. Gideon had won a victory. How does spiritual decline happen after a victory? You would think that the people would be grateful and praise God so much that they would never face decline again, but they turned from God.

After Gideon died, their loyalty to God died away too, and they turned to a fertility God. They turned to immorality, and the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God who had delivered them out of the hand of their enemies on every side. Isn’t that pitiful? God had given them a wonderful, wonderful victory, but they forgot it. They remembered it not. It is easy for us to judge, but how easy is it for us to fall into this same trap? When we forget God, we quickly desert loyalty to Him.

What are some things that you easily forget about God? What makes it easy to forget?

When have you felt far from God? What were some truths you forgot about Him in that time?

PRACTICE THIS

Write down the things that are easy for you to forget about God and ask for Him to help you remember.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers