Warning Signs...

Leviticus 26:23 “And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me, 24 then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

God had gone to great lengths to bring His people to the promised land and provide His worship plan to keep them from falling into the sins of their predecessors. In this chapter He gives them the warning signs that they could see and experience if they began to get off track: panic, disease, famine, defeat, and exile. Ultimately, they would be taken from the land to give it rest. Notice that if they began to "walk contrary" to Him, He would not immediately bring hard judgment, but "walk contrary" to them. He would create a path of resistance to slow them down, to make life harder, to get their attention. He forewarned them so they would wake up and notice.  What warning signs is God giving you?