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Christian Devotional – October 17, 2019
Are we truly taking in all that God offers us? Read Obadiah 1:16. “Because just as you drank on My holy mountain, All the nations will drink continually. They will drink and swallow And become as if they had never existed. Obadiah 1:16 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.16.NASB Are we accepting God’s blessings without accepting God? We cannot truly understand and accept God’s blessings without accepting God. Otherwise it will only cause us harm.
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Christian Devotional – October 16, 2019
If you knew you were going to be treated the way you had treated others up to this point, would you be happy or upset about that? The people of Edom were faced with that very question. Read Obadiah 1:15. “For the day of the Lord draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head. Obadiah 1:15 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.15.NASB How have we treated other people? When it comes time for God to review and to judge, He often allows people to experience the very things that they have been doing to others. All of our…
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Christian Devotional – October 15, 2019
Do we help those in need? Edom didn’t. The people of Edom had an entirely different way of responding to those who were in need. Read Obadiah 1:14. “Do not stand at the fork of the road To cut down their fugitives; And do not imprison their survivors In the day of their distress. Obadiah 1:14 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.14.NASB Edom had been actively seeking out the people of Israel during this time and had been killing or imprisoning those who had escaped the original fight. During the time of greatest need and vulnerability, Edom sought to annihilate the Israelites, not to save them. As we look at the people in the…
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Christian Devotional – October 14, 2019
Don’t kick someone while they are already down. It is amazing how many people feel better about themselves only when they are pushing someone down who is already down. Apparently the people of Edom were no exception to that. Read Obadiah 1:13. “Do not enter the gate of My people In the day of their disaster. Yes, you, do not gloat over their calamity In the day of their disaster. And do not loot their wealth In the day of their disaster. Obadiah 1:13 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.13.NASB Walking in on people while they’re at their worst, gloating about someone else’s disaster, taking whatever is left from them, these are the actions…
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Christian Devotional – October 13, 2019
When we see others going through trials, how do we respond? Unfortunately, Edom didn’t have a great response. Read Obadiah 1:12. “Do not gloat over your brother’s day, The day of his misfortune. And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Yes, do not boast In the day of their distress. Obadiah 1:12 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.12.NASB The people of Edom had gloated and rejoiced when others around them had fallen. They rejoiced when their brothers in Jerusalem had been defeated. Now that is being held against them. How do we respond when we see others going through struggles and problems? Do we gloat over…
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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2019
“You stood aloof.” The people of Edom had seen what was going on and the attacks on Jerusalem, but instead of helping their brothers, they stood off and watched, and even helped. Read Obadiah 1:11. “On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem- You too were as one of them. Obadiah 1:11 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.11.NASB The people of Edom had seen what was going on and yet they did not do anything to intervene. In fact, they were even part of the group attacking. Now God is going to hold them accountable for…
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Christian Devotional – October 11, 2019
No loyalty. The people of Edom had attacked and fought against their family, their brothers, and as a result, God was holding them accountable for those actions. Read Obadiah 1:10. “Because of violence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, And you will be cut off forever. Obadiah 1:10 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.10.NASB Covered with shame and cut off forever, all because they were violent toward the people of Israel. The way we treat others matters. We are accountable for our attitude and actions toward all the people that we are around and come into contact with. Do contacts and connections with us result in drawing people closer to…
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Christian Devotional – October 10, 2019
Might won’t save you. As we’ve been seeing, having allies won’t save you and being wise won’t save you. Read Obadiah 1:9. “Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman, So that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. Obadiah 1:9 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.9.NASB Even if the allies won’t save them and wisdom won’t save them, Obadiah goes even farther to say that the mighty and strong men will be destroyed. Strength won’t save us and those who are putting their faith in their own abilities will find themselves desperate and on the path to destruction. Edom’s mighty men were going to learn that first…
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Christian Devotional – October 9, 2019
Wisdom will not save you. As we saw yesterday, having allies is not enough to save us from God’s judgment for sin. Now, we see that wisdom is not able to save either. Read Obadiah 1:8. “Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord , “Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau? Obadiah 1:8 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.8.NASB Are we trusting in our “smarts” or other cunning abilities that we think we have? God makes it very clear that wisdom will not save Edom, and it won’t save us either. What are we trusting in to save us from the judgment that we deserve from God?
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Christian Devotional – October 8, 2019
Betrayed. The people of Edom are going to be betrayed by the very people they thought they could trust. Read Obadiah 1:7. “All the men allied with you Will send you forth to the border, And the men at peace with you Will deceive you and overpower you. They who eat your bread Will set an ambush for you. (There is no understanding in him.) Obadiah 1:7 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/oba.1.7.NASB Who do we trust? If we’re like most people, we only have a handful of people that we trust. Edom is similar in that they have a few nations that they trust and have an alliance with. Yet, God is sharing…