God Is Not Burger King
The 21st Century offers many conveniences. Technology is advancing society at a rapid pace. With the push of a button, the flip of a switch, the sliding of a finger from sex to a meal is readily available.
Fellowship one with another is in personable, therefore fellowship with God is now, in personable. Often God is asked to supply our wants. When he supplies our needs we want to give the blessing back because it is not the right size, shape or color.
Consider the Israelites; God brought them out of Egypt, parted a sea where they crossed on dry land. He caused them to wondered for forty years in the desert because of their disobedience. During that time their clothes did not wear, neither did their shoes have holes in them. God fed them bread from heaven. All that God did for them, they later demanded a king to be over them because they took their eyes off of God and placed them on other nations.
This grieved God, however, he gave them what they asked. God told them what type of man their king would be, what this king would do to them. They began to depend on man rather than God. Time and time again God warned them about serving other Gods until finally one day their disobedience landed them in a seventy year bondage.
Jeremiah 29, Jeremiah's letter to the captives, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;(Jer 29:4)
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; (Jer 29:5)
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for you sons, and give your daughter to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.(Jer 29:6)
For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. (Jer 29:10)
God's love is unconditional. Like a good father God chastises whom he loves. We will learn God is not Burger King, you can't have it your way.
Fellowship one with another is in personable, therefore fellowship with God is now, in personable. Often God is asked to supply our wants. When he supplies our needs we want to give the blessing back because it is not the right size, shape or color.
Consider the Israelites; God brought them out of Egypt, parted a sea where they crossed on dry land. He caused them to wondered for forty years in the desert because of their disobedience. During that time their clothes did not wear, neither did their shoes have holes in them. God fed them bread from heaven. All that God did for them, they later demanded a king to be over them because they took their eyes off of God and placed them on other nations.
This grieved God, however, he gave them what they asked. God told them what type of man their king would be, what this king would do to them. They began to depend on man rather than God. Time and time again God warned them about serving other Gods until finally one day their disobedience landed them in a seventy year bondage.
Jeremiah 29, Jeremiah's letter to the captives, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;(Jer 29:4)
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; (Jer 29:5)
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for you sons, and give your daughter to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.(Jer 29:6)
For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. (Jer 29:10)
God's love is unconditional. Like a good father God chastises whom he loves. We will learn God is not Burger King, you can't have it your way.
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