FAILING TO ACHIEVE VICTORY 3

PEOPLE FAIL TO ACHIEVE VICTORY BECAUSE THEY FAIL TO CONSIDER GOD

Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

I once read a story that illustrates this verse much better than I could ever hope to. There was a group of bandits in Central America who would raid the villages destroy and steal the property of the already impoverished residents. One night the people of one village were fortunate enough to capture two of the bandits and their horses as they were fleeing the village.

The bandits were not at all helpful in helping the authorities find the hideout of the bandits. They would confess nothing and they would give no information. An officer said that he knew how to find the home of the bandits. He was given a chance to prove it. He separated the horses from the village horses and kept them in a corral with no food and very little water for two days. At the end of two days he let the horses go and followed them. They led the army directly to the place where the bandits were hiding out and the whole gang was surprised and captured. The horses knew their masters.

How well do you know your Master? He has fed you, He has clothed you, He has loved and cared for you. Consider how much God has done for you and you too will always return to Him. If you always return to your Master you will live a victorious life on a day to day basis.

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