DAD'S RAMBLINGS – SEEKING ANSWERS IN THE WRONG PLACES
"When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to to Assyria and sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, nor heal you of your wound. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. I will return again to My place till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me." (Hosea 5:13-15)
Judah and Ephraim were in trouble. They were experiencing God's judgment. They were being torn like a lion tears a carcass, but instead of turning to God they went to King Jareb of Assyria to seek help. But he could not help them. God removed Himself from them until they came to their senses and sought God.
Why is that when we have trouble we turn to everything or everyone but God for help? I have a belief that everything that happens in our lives has one purpose – to cause us to seek God. But instead, we try to find the solution in worldly counsel, in the government, in money, and any number of other things. But they will not rescue us. Sometimes it seems that God has removed Himself from us. The temptation is to try to find the answers everywhere except God. In our desperation, we finally turn to Him. What we experience may or may not be God's judgment on us, but whatever the affliction is, it should still be a motivation for us to call out to God. In our afflictions, may be earnestly seek God.
Love, Dad
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