Don't Carry Jehovah's Name Without The Blessings

................................An Artist impression of Jehovah

Many people who call themselves Christian are playing a game of loser bash. We carry the name/title but we are not receiving the blessing Jehovah God and his son Jesus Christ have ordained and have died to give to us. The question that must be answered is: are we faithful to the cause of Jehovah and his son Jesus.

In anything we do faithfulness is the key element to success. Jehovah God made many promises, however there was one he made without human condition attached, (he will do it regardless) which was he will give his son as a sacrifice for the redemption for sin. Every other promise that Jehovah God have made were made conditionally. Jehovah God will keep those promises to us unconditioned that we are faithful, we must keep our part of the plan as is expressed in his spoken words.

The God who created the heavens and the earth and all that in them is, has a reputation to up hold, a character of righteousness to maintain, a powerful devil to defeat and the unconditional loyal following of the entire universe to regain. So Jehovah God cannot lie and he has to keep every promise he made as long as the person who claims these promises live up to the conditions that are associated with these promises.

In the 1st book of Samuel the third and forth (3rd & 4th) Chapters we see God's chosen people Israel’s welfare was threatened by the Philistines a heathen nation. One thing we must always bearing mind, when we are up against human opposition no matter how bad we thing they are; the simple fact is they are also the Children of Jehovah God and he loves them just as much as he loves us; and when it is necessary he will bless them in stead of us. This does not mean that he loves us any less but like a good parents he have to punish us in order for us to see the evil of our ways.

We have seen in the 3rd and 4th chapters of first Samuel, that God allowed the Philistines to defeat the Army that carries his name, his people. The Army of God became so proud that they refused to accept the defeat Jehovah handed them as a result of their backsliding which was for their own good and to motivate repentance. Instead of repenting and returning to the God (Jehovah) who have give their fathers and their fathers, fathers numerous impossible victories (all of which is chronicled in the Bible God’s holy words) over their enemies.

Like spoilt children, Israel tried to back God into a corner in the same manner a child will do his or her parents. Israel though God would have been embarrassed in the same way a child appealing to the parents sensitive and egoistic nature, embarasses his parents by screaming their parents into submission. In order to avoid what is very often public embarrassment, the parents allows the child to have his or her own way.

Israel tired this with Jehovah. After they suffered defeat at the hands of the philistine they decided to send for the Ark of God, a secret and holy emblem. There rational was God dwell among his people from this holy emblem; if they took it into bottle it will give them two benefits which will guarantee their victory.

1. The very presence of the ark of God will strike fear into the hearts of the Philistine and they will run away. This in itself is a victory by default, but they were willing to take any victory they can after such an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the infidels nation.

2. If the philistines stood up and fight back, God will have no choice but to allow us to win the war, because to lose may/will mean to cause God Holy Ark to be in the hands of heathen.

Israel received the biggest surprised of their lives. They not only suffered defeat God allow his ark to fall into the hands of his heathen children. You see Israel had back-slidden at this point they were not better than the philistine although they carried the name of Chosen by God they did not received the blessing that was promised to God Chosen people, which is: I will make your enemy your foot stool. Instead we see that Israel became the footstool of the Philistines.

But the Good thing is, God’s goodness and mercies endures forever and he can take the shame of defeat out of the eyes of his children at any point in time when all is done Jehovah character and name will be glorified.

Jehovah worked it out so that the presence of the Ark of God brought only discomfort to the Philistines, so much so that they had to literally beg Israel to take back the Ark which was their bounty or the sign of the philistine’s victory. Now God’s people have had the victory handed to them after they were defeated, without even lifting a stroke.

That is How Jehovah works; he causes his people to wins without having to fighting. So what ever you do, don’t carry the name or the title of Jehovah God without the benefits of the blessings of Jehovah. As we say it: you better play the game it you are going to take the blame.