Judges | A Forgetful People

Judges 11 // The story of Jephthah. A man who was affected by the sins of his father and committed sins as a father. Two important questions: what are we like? What is God like? We know that we are flawed, fickle, and forgetful. YET, God is good and God is great. Sins of a father leave us feeling rejected. God is not limited by our failures or the failings done to us. Our hope is in a good Father who brings belonging out of abandonment. Sins as a father lead to repeated cycles of sin. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we know have the power through the Spirit to break sin cycles in our lives and in the lives of our family even from generations to generations. How can we be better at remembering the goodness and greatness of God? Mention Him. Speak truth over our lives. Speak the Scripture. Meditate on Him. Gather our thoughts and fix our minds on God. Magnify Him. We must magnify our own view of God. We can’t make Him bigger than He already is, but our life’s journey is to increase our understanding of Him.