“Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;”
2 Kings 17:34 KJV
They’re still doing it, still worshiping any old god that has nostalgic appeal to them. They don’t really worship God—they don’t take seriously what He says regarding how to behave and what to believe, what He revealed to the children of Jacob whom He named Israel. God has created mankind with a free will. We are free to love Him and we are free to ignore Him for He will never force His will on us. The Almighty God has in fact humbled Himself to become like us through Jesus, so that we would become like Him. When Jesus was born in the flesh, He left His Godhead to become the Son of Man. Jesus taught us, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your Name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” When Jesus suffered at the garden of Gethsemane, He said, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” He surrendered His free will to the Father’s will. It is our choice to freely surrender our will to our Father’s will with the help of our Helper, the Holy Spirit. Let’s choose to obey Him with no compulsion because we love Him. Amen!
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