And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. (Judges 3:12-15 ESV)
After my good buddy Othniel was used by God to deliver his people, it was not long before they fell back into their old sinful ways and were in bondage. Things were so bad they trusted a left-handed man, (in that culture use of the left hand is still suspect.) We so easily fall back into the same sins. It starts because we stop calling out to God when things are good, and fail to trust Him day to day. So often it takes a crisis. Let's not wait for that or settle for that. Let's call out to Him in faith today!
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