When I seek to please God, the wall of Jericho is scaled!!!
(Joshua 6:4) and the true Temple of the LORD can be built. (Judges 19:18)
Those who believed in many gods were often used to teach
those that professed to believe in God. For example, in Luke 7:2 there is an
account of the Roman centurion whose servant was dying who asked healing of
that servant by Jesus. And Jesus rebuked the apostles for not having a faith as
strong as that centurion. The faith of
the apostles should have been stronger because they were with the Son of God,
the real item, the One and Only God. The reason God wanted Jews to separate
themselves from aliens, as in Nehemiah 13:24-31, was because of the effects
aliens could have upon the faith and walk of the Jewish people. Unfortunately
Jews were still prone to adopt alien gods and not give God their all, as I am,
when I put idols ahead of Him. Often times Jews required demonstrations of
God’s power over alien gods, as in I Kings 18:21, when Elijah demonstrated an
ability to produce water, and the false god’s inability to do so. How do I
treat God when He calls me to do something that may involve separating myself
from those that refuse to believe in God or His Word or those that ridicule
others that do believe? How strong in the faith am I?
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