Judges 10

Same old Israelites different year. As Mark stated these people continually turn away from God and follow their own ways, to their detriment. Then when they realize that they are in trouble they beg God to get them out of their troubles.

What really amazes me is that God continues to forgive these people and try again. For me it is hard to fathom that God is that forgiving and also that these people are so fickle that they turn from God again and again. It's like the movie "Groundhog Day". The Israelites keep going through the same motions trying to get a different result only to realize that the only way to find true happiness and contentment is to follow their God.

I also wonder at the audacity of the Israelites to just assume that God will get them out of whatever mess they get themselves into. In a way I think that people today are similar to the Israelites. We do not follow Gods laws, we worship other Gods, and then we attend church on Sunday and ask for his forgiveness. Sometimes we even totally turn away from God for months/years at a time and still expect him to be there when we need him.

I wonder if he ever gets tired of the same old thing? Thanks be to God that he is a loving Father who always accepts his children back into the fold. When will we ever learn that following God should not be a chore, it should be something that we do for the pure joy of making our father happy!

Thank you God for being a loving father who always forgives us.